Only two of 11 municipalities need urgent intervention: Lesufi
He says rapid population growth, ageing infrastructure, informal settlements, and illegal water connections are placing increasing pressure on the province’s water network.
I think the key challenge is that we have accepted that we have to redesign in terms of the population that has arrived in our province; in terms of the old infrastructure; and also in terms of the new developments and the mushrooming of informal settlements and illegal connections.
At the same launch, Panyaza Lesufi has said South Africa needs water infrastructure that could meet growing demand.
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