Speaker, hon Minister it's a known fact that 98% of the surface water in South Africa has already been allocated and climate change will mean that we would have less surface water in the future. So this is a very important aspect, given the fact that a lot of municipalities are very badly run, and you know that the majority are run by ANC.
I would just like to ask the Minister whether he would agree that there is an urgent need to consider that the Municipal Infrastructure Grant, MIG, be directed towards fixing the ailing water infrastructure, and also whether he would he would strongly condemn curb water theft in this country.