Strengthening South Africa’s water sector starts with stabilising its infrastructure
As South Africa’s water sector continues to deteriorate, strengthening asset management, infrastructure maintenance and institutional reform will be critical, while tackling high levels of nonrevenue water levels faced by many municipalities will go a long way towards ensuring the country’s water security. Maintenance of municipal water and sanitation infrastructure has been neglected across many municipalities for decades, leaving a “huge” backlog of repairs and refurbishment.
As South Africa’s water sector continues to deteriorate, strengthening asset management, infrastructure maintenance and institutional reform will be critical, while tackling high levels of nonrevenue water levels faced by many municipalities will go a long way towards ensuring the country’s water security. Maintenance of municipal water and sanitation infrastructure has been neglected across many municipalities for decades, leaving a “huge” backlog of repairs and refurbishment.
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