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Govt sets up teams to intervene in Hammanskraal
The Department of Water and Sanitation has sent its technical teams to work with the City of Tshwane and health…
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Minister Mchunu signs water resource MoUs with Finland & Netherlands
To enhance measures to ensure water security in the country, water, and sanitation minister Senzo Mchunu has set the wheels…
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Some Joburg residents without water for weeks
Residents in some parts of Johannesburg and Pretoria have been experiencing water shortages. The city of Johannesburg has increased the…
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Water department requests load shedding exemption
The Water and Sanitation Department is set to hold a meeting with Electricity Minister Kgosientso Ramokgopa. The meeting is aimed…
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Rand Water can’t meet Gauteng demand
If you live in Gauteng, there’s cause for concern. Rand Water is not able to meet the demands of the…
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Rand Water launches mega reservoir to augment water storage amid load shedding
Rand Water said load shedding was significantly impacting the water supply and that the new Vlakfontein Reservoir would improve the…
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Minister Senzo Mchunu to receive progress reports on North West water challenges
The Water and Sanitation Minister, Senzo Mchunu, is expected to meet with a Technical Task Team in Rustenburg in the…
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SIU probing Giyani water project, says Minister Mchunu
Water and Sanitation minister Senzo Mchunu says the Special Investigating Unit is probing the controversial R3 billion Giyani Bulk Water…
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Minister Mchunu firmly against delays of water and sanitation projects in KZN
Water and Sanitation minister Senzo Mchunu says there’s a need for a reliable supply of water in KwaZulu-Natal. The minister…
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Relief for parched areas in KZN
Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu says areas in northern KwaZulu-Natal will finally have running water. Residents of Cezwana in…
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Multi-billion-rand water project launched in Limpopo
Minister of Water and Sanitation Senzo Mchunu on Thursday launched the Olifants Management Model Programme (OMM) in Limpopo, which is…
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Joburg mayor has plans to improve infrastructure
City of Johannesburg Mayor, Dada Morero, says there are plans to improve the City’s ailing water infrastructure. Some areas in…
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Gauteng implements Level 2 water restrictions in several areas
Water and Sanitation Minister, Senzo Mchunu, has committed to increase the bulk water allocation to the Rand Water system as…
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Gauteng to get bulk emergency water
The Water and Sanitation Department will be sending water to Gauteng. That’s to deal with the current water shortages affecting…
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Minister Mchunu to chair an emergency meeting over Gauteng water crisis
Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu will be engaging municipalities in Gauteng as well as Rand Water. That’s after Rand…
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There will be no Day Zero in Gauteng, says Water Dept
Water and Sanitation Department spokesperson Sputnik Ratau says there will be no day zero in Gauteng. Rand Water systems have…
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Senzo Mchunu: Water Department racked up to R18 billion in irregular expenditure
Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu on Wednesday said that irregular expenditure was getting “ugly” as his department racked up…
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More water tankers for Tongaat
The Tongaat community met with Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu and the KZN government over the ongoing water crisis…
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Minister Senzo Mchunu admits DWS falling short in tackling water shortages
Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu has admitted that his department still has some shortfalls in addressing the country’s water…
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Government plans to prevent NMB Day Zero
The government says it has plans to ensure day zero does not hit Nelson Mandela Bay. But despite reassurances, residents…
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Minister & premier visit Ugu district in KZN over water crisis
Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu has announced measures to resolve infrastructure challenges that have resulted in water shortages in…
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Eastern Cape municipalities can’t afford to lose one drop of water, says Mchunu
Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu says water has to be restricted in the Kouga Municipality and the Nelson Mandela…
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Nelson Mandela Bay in dire situation, says Mchunu
Water and sanitation minister, Senzo Mchunu, is concluding the second day of his visit to the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro.…
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National government intervenes in Nelson Mandela Bay water crisis
Water and Sanitation Minister, Senzo Mchunu, is on a two-day visit to the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro. Mchunu is addressing…
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Senzo Mchunu to visit Gqeberha amid water crisis
Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu will visit Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape this week amid a ongoing water crisis.…
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South Africa will face a water crisis worse than electricity disaster, MPs told
Members of Parliament (MPs) have warned that South Africa could have a water “crisis” and not just an energy one.…
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Senzo Mchunu lashes out at DA for calling Rand Water incompetent
Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu has lashed out at the Democratic Alliance, describing claims by the party’s Gauteng leader…
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Mogwadi residents protest over lack of water supply
Angry residents of Mogwadi (Dendron) in Molemole local municipality took to the streets in Limpopo this week to protest against…
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DA raises alarm over water crisis in Gauteng
The DA in Gauteng has raised alarm bells about Rand Water’s planned water outages, which are going to hit various…
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Cases of irregular expenditure driven by greed, says Mchunu
Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu on Tuesday said officials guilty of irregular and unauthorized expenditure could be interpreted as…
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Minister Mchunu tells summit it’s a sin to not provide water
Officials were not appointed to dwell on problems but to deliver clean drinking water to communities, Water and Sanitation Minister…
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Water & Sanitation Dept looking for solutions ahead of 2-day summit
The provision of water and sanitation in the country could change for the better following a solution and action-driven summit…
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Water woes still plague Limpopo
The drought-stricken Mopani district municipality in Limpopo might have to ask the Modjadji royal family to make rain in Limpopo,…
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Proper management is needed to avoid water crisis, says Mchunu
Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu says proper management is needed to avoid a water crisis in the future. Meanwhile,…
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Joburg residents urged to use water sparingly as maintenance continues
It’s too soon for Joburg residents to experience water supply disruptions as a result of the planned maintenance. And the…
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No water crisis in KZN, says Minister Mchunu
KwaZulu-Natal is not facing a water crisis, according to Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu. Mchunu’s currently on a three-day…
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Senzo Mchunu condemns vandalism of water infrastructure
Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu has expressed alarm over an increase in vandalism incidents targeting water infrastructure. The minister…
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Fikile Mbalula’s adviser agrees to pay back R456 000 salary overpayment
In July, Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane found that Mbalula irregularly appointed special advisers Venkile and Bongisizwe Mpondo as well as…
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Calls for investigation into Lindiwe Sisulu aide’s R1.7 million travel bill
A former government adviser and confidant to former minister of human settlements, water, and sanitation Lindiwe Sisulu has claimed more…
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R855 million more needed to complete R500 million water project
It will cost an additional R844 million to complete the controversial Giyani water project, according to Water and Sanitation Minister…
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Minister Senzo Mchunu wants answers on collapse of R3 billion Giyani water project
Minister of Water and Sanitation Senzo Mchunu is looking for answers from Lepelle Northern Water regarding the collapse of the…
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Minister Mchunu: Public-sector wage talks were the most difficult with unions
Public Service and Administration Minister Senzo Mchunu on Tuesday welcomed the signing of the collective wage agreement between the government…
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Minister Mchunu hopes unions will accept govt’s 1.5% wage increase offer
Public Service and Administration Minister Senzo Mchunu said that he hoped that unions would accept the government’s 1.5% wage increase…
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Senzo Mchunu laments laziness and incompetence in SA’s public service
Public Service and Administration Minister Senzo Mchunu says the quality of the public service requires consistent and sustainable improvement. On…
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President Ramaphosa to take part in Cosatu’s Workers’ Day celebrations
President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to participate in Cosatu’s International Workers’ Day celebrations on Saturday morning. The virtual event to…
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Cosatu, Nehawu call for Minister Senzo Mchunu to step aside
Labour federation Cosatu says it supports the call for Public Service and Administration Minister Senzo Mchunu to step aside. This…
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Senzo Mchunu calls for proposals to end wage talks deadlock
Public Service and Administration Minister Senzo Mchunu on Monday called on South Africans to come forward with proposals for resolving…
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Nehawu vows to fight for public servants’ salary increases
The National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) says it has vowed to fight “until the bitter end” to…
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Minister Mchunu confident of resolving public service wage hike issue with unions
As government and labour representatives return to the Public Service Coordinating Bargaining Council (PSCBC) to continue with wage negotiations on…
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A war with government unavoidable – Nehawu
Union Nehawu is accusing the government of negotiating in bad faith. The union has come out saying it’s now convinced…
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