Minister, we know that government has committed a huge amount, in the order of R50 or R60 billion, to resources for solving this problem and also that, for the first time, there has been a lot of concentration and emphasis on preventive maintenance.
However, the situation is that there are tight, time constraints to deal with this matter, because there are very long lead times to resolve the water crisis in the longer term.
Secondly, there has been nearly enough reduction and consumption, and that's pretty huge pressure on some of the systems like the Vaal system in particular. Thirdly, we have enormous capacity constraints with the local level to deal with the problem. Now the Minister made the comment that yes, we have a report, let's identify the backlogs.
The question I would like to ask the Minister is not about whether he has a report but about whether he has a plan or whether the government has a plan with timelines and specific targets to address the crisis because it is in fact a crisis. Fourthly, does the government have a plan to deal with emergency interventions in respect of those places in the country where the poor water quality is a threat to the environment and to life? Thank you.