KZN municipalities secure R3.1 billion to improve water infrastructure By Sakhiseni Nxumalo Share DURBAN - KwaZulu-Natal municipalities have secured R3.1 billion to tackle water infrastructure challenges outlined in the provincial Water Master Plan. KZN Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC, Sipho Hlomuka, revealed this in his departmentâs budget policy speech at the KZN Legislature, on Friday. The provincial Water Master Plan focuses on the construction of new dams, maintenance, rehabilitation of ageing infrastructure, and improved revenue collection. The plan was presented in January this year to the portfolio committee on local government as a work in progress. Hlokuma said the funds would go towards the improvement of water infrastructure in the provinceâs municipalities.