SA needs R33 billion for water security plan

[schumi]

Cape Town - South Africa needs to invest at least R33 billion each year for the next 10 years to ensure water security, or run the risk of dams running dry.

The national Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is compiling a master plan - a planning document on how to secure water for future generations to prevent the droughts that recently gripped the Western and Eastern Cape.

“This master plan is driven by a sense of urgency. It sets out prioritised actions and investments the country must implement between now and 2030 to overcome challenges and ensure a water-secure future supporting inclusive development across the country, and to ensure that universal sanitation coverage protects the health of our people,” the document reads.

The plan also calls to action all stakeholders, including the National Treasury, to address the challenges.

More at : https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/news/sa-needs-r33-billion-for-water-security-plan-16863006

 

[Gordon_R]

Poor story and weak journalism. To be expected from DWS and IOL unfortunately...

 

[DreamKing]

SA needs a new government urgently.

 

[Nick333]

SA needs a new government urgently.

Yup. If government had been doing what governments are supposed to do, we wouldn't have this BS now. There is something wrong with a system where the people who have let the infrastructure go to hell for 20 odd years and have failed to invest to accommodate growth aren't dragged out of their homes and shot in the streets.

Incidentally, there is no water security in parts of this country already. No amount of investment over any period is going to save the EC and WC if it doesn't rain.