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Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says Cabinet has established a water task team to be chaired by Deputy President Paul Mashatile to deal with supply challenges facing the country.
Ntshavheni was briefing the media on the outcome of the Cabinet meeting and said factors including ageing municipal infrastructure are hindering efficient supply of the precious resource to communities.
“Cabinet was updated about the progress with the Lesotho Highlands Phase 2 and Umkhomazi Water projects to build water supply resilience, while the Department of Water and Sanitation is working with affected cities on the improvement and renewal of the aged water infrastructure to minimise water loss.
“This task team will be constituted by the Department of Water and Sanitation, Cogta, Human Settlements, Public Works and Infrastructure, Agriculture and Land Reform and Rural Development and the SAPS.”
This comes after many residences in Johannesburg are facing water shortage.
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