2024-w53 - 29 February 2024

Mandisa Makesini to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation

Whether he has taken any steps about the prevalence of pit toilets still being used by the residents in Wasbank, Ward 1, Endumeni Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what time frames has he put in place to completely eradicate pit toilets in Wasbank?

Reply from the Minister of Water and Sanitation on 29 Feb 2024

The Endumeni Local Municipality, Ward 1 is made up of rural areas and a town called Wasbank. The town consists of a fully functional water supply and flush toilet systems inside the dwellings. The town does not have a conventional Wastewater Treatment Works but consists of conservancy tanks / septic tanks that are emptied by the municipality when full.

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2024-w146 - 29 February 2024

Stephen James Moore to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation

Whether, with reference to question 3359 on 8 November 2023, he will furnish Mr  S  J  Moore with a list of the names of (a) local and (b) provincial governments where his department has laid criminal charges regarding noncompliance with the National Water Act, Act 36 of 1998 (i) in the 2022-23 financial year and (ii) since 1 April 2023; including the status of each case in terms of the (aa) verdicts, (bb) pleas and (cc) fines in each case?

Reply from the Minister of Water and Sanitation on 29 Feb 2024

Table one (1) and two (2) below provides criminal cases opened by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) during the 2022/23 financial year and from 1 April 2023 to date, respectively. The tables include the names of local and provincial governments charged for non-compliance with the National Water Act, Act 36 of 1998 and the status of the criminal cases verdicts, pleas, and ...

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2024-w145 - 29 February 2024

Stephen James Moore to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation

Whether, with reference to his reply to question 3359 on 8 November 2023, he will furnish Mr S J Moore with a list of the names of (a) local and (b) provincial governments that have been issued with (i) Notices of Intention to issue a directive and (ii) directives for the contravention of the National Water Act, Act 36 of 1998 (aa) in the 2022-23 financial year and (bb) since 1 April 2023?

Reply from the Minister of Water and Sanitation on 29 Feb 2024

The Department of Water and Sanitation, in terms of its regulatory role, issues notices of Intention to issue a directive and directives for the contravention of the National Water Act, Act 36 of 1998. Tables 1(a) and 2(b) below provide a list of issued (i) Notices of Intention to issue a Directive and (ii) Directives (aa) in the 2022-23 financial year and (bb) since ...

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2024-w15 - 29 February 2024

Sbuyiselwe Angela Buthelezi to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation

Considering that the Blue Drop report showed that water supply systems across the Republic need an additional 400 qualified persons, consisting of 203 technical staff and 197 scientists, what plans has his department put in place to create internships emanating from the critical vacancies?

Reply from the Minister of Water and Sanitation on 29 Feb 2024

The shortfall referenced in the Drop Reports are shortages in technical skills at municipal level and it may be that the posts are filled but the staff involved are not appropriately qualified or registered. It is important to note that as much as half of the current shortage of process controllers could be addressed by training of existing staff to enable certification, rather than ...

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2024-w84 - 26 February 2024

Stephen James Moore to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation

Whether, with reference to his reply to question 3359 on 8 November 2023, wherein he mentioned that, from 1 April 2023 to date, 23 Notices of Intention to Issue a Directive and five Directives were issued to non-compliant government spheres, he will furnish Mr S J Moore with a list of the (a) local, (b) provincial and (c) national government spheres and entities that the Directives were issued to; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Water and Sanitation on 26 Feb 2024

The response provided by the Department regarding NA 3359 indicated that “From 1 April 2023 to date, the Department had issued 22 Notices of Intention to Issue a Directive and 5 Directives in response to identified contraventions related to the requirements stipulated under Section 19(3) and 22 of the National Water Act”.

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2024-w93 - 26 February 2024

Dean William Macpherson to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation

(1)What is the average amount of water that Umgeni Water has provided to the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality over the past 12 months, (2) whether the entity has challenges in providing the required amount of water to the municipality; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the challenges?

Reply from the Minister of Water and Sanitation on 26 Feb 2024

1.  The average amount of water provided by uMngeni-uThukela Water to the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality is summarised in the table below:

Month

Targeted Volume in kl/day

No. of days

Monthly Target in kl

Actual Supplied Volume in kl

Monthly Variance in kl

January

1 105 000

28

30,940,000

32,126,382

1,186,382

February

1 105 000

31

34,472,000

34,255,000

-217,000

March

1 105 000

28

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2023-w3869 - 14 December 2023

Mathibe Rebecca Mohlala to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation

Given that the residents of Warrenton in the Northern Cape have endured eight months without running water and that the apparent lack of response from the Magareng Local Municipality raises concerns, furthermore noting that the community is grappling with ongoing challenges related to water scarcity, what has he found to be the current state of water supply in Warrenton?

Reply from the Minister of Water and Sanitation on 14 Dec 2023

The Magareng Local Municipality reported that it is implementing three short- and medium term initiatives to address water supply challenges in Warrenton and surrounding areas, summarized as follows:

  • Water tankering was implemented as a temporary measure to ensure continuous water supply to the communities until water supply was restored in November 2023. However, the municipality still has two trucks operating across the town of ...
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2023-w4111 - 14 December 2023

Mathibe Rebecca Mohlala to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation

(1)   Whether, given the persistent challenges of dysfunctional wastewater systems, pollution of rivers, lack of clean drinking water and inadequate sanitation facilities that SA citizens face, he has found that the District Development Model (DDM) has been effective in addressing the specified challenges in both the national and local government sphere of government; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) What (a) are the specific examples of (i) successful and (ii) unsuccessful interventions of the DDM and (b) steps has he put in place to rectify the specified shortcomings to ensure the provision of the specified basic services to all citizens?

Reply from the Minister of Water and Sanitation on 14 Dec 2023

1. The District Development Model (DDM) promotes intergovernmental relations that enhance collaborative planning and implementation of local government programmes. Section 41(1) of the Constitution requires all spheres of government to cooperate with one another, support one another and foster friendly relations. Furthermore, in terms of section 154(1) of the Constitution, national and provincial governments, must support and strengthen the capacity of municipalities to perform their ...

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2023-w3830 - 14 December 2023

Russel Nsikayezwe Cebekhulu to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation

What was the total number of (a) rejected, (b) successful and (c) overall applications for water licences in the (i) 2017-18, (ii) 2018-19, (iii) 2019-20, (iv) 2020-21 and (v) 2021-22 financial years?

Reply from the Minister of Water and Sanitation on 14 Dec 2023

The table below provides details on number of applications for water authorization licenses handled by the Department of Water and Sanitation during the period 2017-2022:

Applications for water licences

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

2021-22

Total

a) Rejected

38

112

54

48

37

289

b) Successful

700

779

625

626

728

3548

c) Received

888

937

1023

998

940

4786

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2023-w4112 - 14 December 2023

Mathibe Rebecca Mohlala to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation

Whether, in light of the ongoing water access challenges in Limpopo and the Eastern Cape, there is a realistic prospect of rectifying these longstanding issues and ensure consistent access to water and sanitation for the people in the affected areas of the specified provinces and other areas experiencing water access disruptions, given that these problems have persisted for many years; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Water and Sanitation on 14 Dec 2023

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has a constitutional responsibility to support municipalities to carry out their water and sanitation functions. Secondly, as the regulator of the water sector it is required to set regulatory rules, norms and standards for municipal water and sanitation services in terms of the National Water Act and the Water Services Act.

Whilst the government has made great ...

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