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A drop of water from a tap.
The Democratic Alliance in Johannesburg has called for an investigation into what is says is the City of Johannesburg’s water infrastructure funding failures.
The party also want the investigation to look into the city’s increasing use of water tankers since 2023.
The DA’s Belinda Echeozonjoku says they’ve written to CoGTA, Treasury and the Water and Sanitation Department with regard to this.
“The Democratic Alliance (DA) has a reason to believe that both Johannesburg Water and the City’s Environmental and Infrastructure Services Department have tried to hide the fact that they failed to secure national water-infrastructure grants. Most worryingly, we believe that they failed to disclose whether such applications were made at all.”
Echeozonjoku adds, “Despite requests through Section 79 oversight committees, officials have not provided clarity on. Whether applications for national water-infrastructure grants were submitted in detail. The outcomes of any such applications. How much the City has spent on water tankers since 2023.”
🚨🚨[STATEMENT] DA calls for urgent probe into Joburg’s tanker reliance and failed water grants
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