Water and Sanitation on disestablishment of Sedibeng Water Board

• Published date: 23 May 2022
• Publication title: South African Official News

The Department of Water and Sanitation Minister, Mr Senzo Mchunu has signed off on the gazette to transfer staff, assets and liabilities of the Free State based Sedibeng Water Board to Magalies and Bloem Water Boards.

This is in line with Minister Mchunu's commitment to review water boards to enable them to perform optimally while enhancing the delivery of water to municipalities and ultimately to households.

A decision to disestablish Sedibeng Water was initiated by Minister Mchunu following his working sessions with the Provincial Governments, various Water Services Authorities and Water Boards regarding issues of governance, financial viability as well as accountability, and broader service delivery issues after taking to office in August last year.

The review is based on considerations of financial sustainability, servicing areas that are not currently...