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The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has reassured the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) that it is fast-tracking intervention measures in Giyani to resolve the long-standing water challenges in the area.
The Minister of Water and Sanitation, Senzo Mchunu has set up a team to investigate a report on the R 143 million drought relief project which was meant to address water supply challenges in Moutse, in Elias Motsolaledi Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District in Limpopo. In 2020, the Department of Water and Sanitation set aside the budget to address shortage of water at the area due to drought. The funds were meant to supply and deliver water tankers and tanks in villages of Moutse, and to develop and refurbish boreholes in order to ensure water security for the residents.
Mutoti Village lies just outside Thohoyandou in Limpopo. Not far from the village, pipelines from Nandoni Water Plant transport water to nearby villages across the Vhembe District Municipality. But, there is no pipeline supplying water to Mutoti Village. Residents have expressed frustration at being excluded from accessing water from the plant, which is situated near their village.
Villagers say they live metres from the dam but their water supply is intermittent