Chairperson, the portfolio committee resolved to conduct a study tour on water governance. The Netherlands was identified as a country with best practices that could assist with South Africa's needs. In 2013, South Africa and the Netherlands entered into a memorandum of understanding. The objective of the Kingfisher Programme is to capacitate catchment management agencies, CMAs, on water governance and ensure the exchange of skills and expertise.
The Netherlands became a world leader in integrated water governance as well as water and wastewater treatment. Water authorities in the Netherland exist for more than 700 years. On this study tour, we learned a lot about how to govern water and maintain infrastructure.
We could change water management in South Africa for the better and therefore we support this report. The DA urges Minister Nkwinti to implement the best practices, as mentioned in this report.