By Charmaine Ndlela
Rand Water, the bulk water supplier to Johannesburg, is preparing to exercise an option to demand a three months’ deposit of about R2.5 to R2.7 billion from Johannesburg Water after repeated missed payments by the city’s water utility, civic group WaterCAN said.
WaterCAN said it was told in discussions with the Presidential Johannesburg Working Group on Wednesday that Johannesburg Water is not only failing to pay contractors, but that Rand Water may now demand a deposit as the utility continues to fall behind on payments for bulk water purchases.
WaterCAN Executive Director Dr Ferrial Adam said the unavoidable conclusion is that neither Johannesburg Water nor the City of Johannesburg is currently capable of managing the city’s spiralling water and associated debt crisis.
“This much is clear and why we think that the President’s water committee must intervene. Johannesburg Water cannot pay contractors and currently owes creditors approximately
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