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The department of water and sanitation (DWS) released their weekly report stating that South Africa’s water situation is stable despite the lack of rain for the past seven days in the key parts of the country.
The report highlights that the damn levels went up to 61.9% this week compared to the 61.2% from the previous week even though the country’s water levels have declined by 0.7% when compared to the same period last year which was at 62.6%.
According to the report, the water that is stored in reservoirs stood at 19,826 cubic metres which is more than half the full capacity of the country’s reservoirs (32,012.2 cubic metres).
The water levels in eight provinces, excluding Western Cape:
In addition to the report, the parliament’s portfolio committee on human settlements, water and sanitation will visit Giyani and Polokwane in Limpopo for two days next week to assess the efficacy of water and sanitation infrastructure and human settlement development projects.
Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, Lindiwe Sisulu met with officials of the Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality announcing that R220 million that would be ring-fenced to solve the water crisis in QwaQwa.
She also said that R280 million would be allocated to Sedibeng Water for intervention as the department’s implementing agent. In addition, 5,000 Jojo tanks will be provided to address issues of water harvesting in each household.
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