Thank you hon Minister - arising from your response, thank you for the estimation of R1,1 billion. We saw that the SANDF indicated R1 billion, and according to the Division of Revenue Bill, R241,9 million in the form of indirect Regional Bulk Infrastructure Grant will be rolled over to also assist with this process. But you also indicated that you have legal advice. Minister, what will you be doing to ensure that local municipalities stop polluting the system and that other
individuals and organisations responsible can be held civilly and criminally responsible for the sewage and the pollution. Thank you.
The MINISTER OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS, WATER AND SANITATION: Hon
member, as I have indicated, we have taken legal action against Inxuba Yethemba Municipality, and we are hoping that we are going to use this as a test case against municipalities which do not adhere to their responsibility. I am very glad that this morning we discussed the matter of R241 million that we would like to use in assisting us with matter and also prioritise it.
In all, hon member, for us as South Africans to be able to have quality water that we need for the next 10 years, we need R90 billion per year. That is an excessive amount of money. However, we are hoping that with regular education around municipalities and making sure that they do their work, we will be working in collaboration with them. We will await the court case that we have right now as a test case to make sure that there are consequences for polluting our water.