Co-operate governance & traditional affairs minister Thembi Nkadimeng has admitted service delivery in the Makana municipality has been “slacking” over the years.
Makana municipality’s failed water treatment plant upgrades, liquidated contractors, and a paid-for pump that never materialised were just a few of the problems discussed during a harrowing parliamentary oversight committee meeting on Wednesday.
Water in nearly 40% of municipal water treatment works sampled across the Eastern Cape has been flagged in the latest Blue Drop report as unsafe to drink according to World Health Organisation standards.