Water cuts loom for defaulting municipalities - minister
27 November 2017
Johannesburg - No mercy will be shown to 30 municipalities owing the Department of Water and Sanitation R10.7bn, Minister Nomvula Mokonyane has warned.
Mokonyane said at least 30 municipalities would experience water cuts if they failed to pay their debts before December 8.
These include Matjhabeng local municipality in the Free State, which owes the Sedibeng Water Board over R1.8bn, and the Vhembe district municipality in Limpopo with a debt of over R600m owed to the Water Trading Entity.
Mokonyane said the department had exhausted all avenues in trying to recoup money from these municipalities, including stakeholder consultation and embarking on legal processes.