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Poorly maintained infrastructure — much of it more than 100 years old — dysfunctional wastewater treatment plants, fraud, corruption and collapse of local governance mean taps in many towns and villages have either run dry or have undrinkable water. Impact of corruption in the Department of...
Billions of rands down the drain, 65 senior officials implicated in widespread corruption, and a two-year investigation into the Water and Sanitation Department discarded.
R8,141,644,365 — That’s how much it will cost to restore South Africa’s sewage and wastewater facilities to basic functionality, according to the 2022 Green Drop Report.
The shocking findings in the Green Drop Report was met with concern by Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu.
The document says 39% of municipal wastewater systems are in a critical state, compared with 29% in 2013