STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK: ‘Send out the plumbers and the water bills!’ deputy minister tells leaky councils
Deputy Water and Sanitation Minister Dr Jack Bloom has outlined plans to ‘narrow the gap’ between government promises and the delivery of water and sanitation services. But with roughly 13,000 unfixed leaks in the Durban area alone, these bold promises are unlikely to be fulfilled any time soon.
Deputy Water and Sanitation Minister Dr Jack Bloom unveiled plans to address South Africa's water and sanitation delivery issues at a public consultation meeting in Durban. The country still has 13,000 unfixed leaks in the Durban area alone, and more than two million households use unventilated pit toilets. Bloom emphasized the need for a "modernised" regulatory system with enforceable service delivery agreements between municipalities, and the inclusion of law reform proposals to hold municipal managers personally accountable for service delivery failures.
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