Parliamentary member’s statement: South Africa’s water crisis and the role of the ANC government
30 October 2019
While a widespread water scarcity is threatening the lives of all South Africans, it is shocking that more than 40% of the entire country's drinking water is lost due to leakages. When expressed in monetary value, approximately R10 billion worth of water was lost during the last financial year.
These leakages, seriously neglected water infrastructure and dysfunctional sewage plants all contribute to the large quantities of sewage water polluting the already scarce water sources, like dams and rivers. This is the result of the complete collapse of our local government.
Municipalities are failing to do the necessary maintenance to limit water losses and prevent pollution.
All while South Africa is facing an epic water crisis and dams are running dry all too fast. Numerous towns and cities do not have enough water to meet the demand and there exists a real danger that large water sources could dry up completely.