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FOR WRITTEN REPLY
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION NO 381
Mr G G Boinamo (DA) to ask the Minister for Cooperative Governance and
Traditional Affairs:
(1) Is there a shortage of engineering experts particularly at municipal
level to (a) operate and (b) maintain water infrastructure;
(2) (a) how many engineering posts exist in his department for the (i)
operation of and (ii) maintenance to water infrastructure and (b) how many
of these posts are vacant? NW528E
Reply:
The profile of engineering experts differs from municipality to
municipality. As the Department that is responsible for providing technical
support to local government, the Department of Cooperative Governance has
established the Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent (MISA) to assist low
and medium capacity municipalities to enhance their ability to operate and
maintain their water infrastructure and address their service delivery
challenges. MISA employs 35 engineers, who are currently deployed to
support municipalities in the development, operation and maintenance of
water infrastructure.