Tag: Department of Water and Sanitation
Water Services Amendment Act – tapping supply, toward sustainability
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has highlighted that over the last decade, water infrastructure and supply services have deteriorated. South Africa’s water sector is now in crisis, highlighting the urgent need for strengthening water supply.
Water infrastructure funding reform in South Africa
As South Africa faces an intensifying water crisis, government is placing the spotlight on the water and sanitation sector by shifting from the "business as usual" approach to unlock innovative funding for increased water infrastructure development. On Tuesday, 27 August 2024, President Cyril Ramaphosa approved the South African National Water Resources Infrastructure Agency SOC Limited Bill (the bill).
