| 09 February |
Written Reply to Question 101 - Mr S Ngcobo (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What are the details of the (a) make, (b) model , (c) year of manufacture, (d) cost and (e) purchase date of all official vehicles purchased for (i) him and (ii) the former Minister and (iii) the Deputy Ministers and (iv) former Deputy Ministers of his department since 1 June 2019? |
| 09 February |
Written Reply to Question 119 - Ms S A Buthelezi (IFP) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether, with regard to the water supply affected by power cuts, his departmet intends to (a) design, (b) implement and (c) ensure maintenance and operation of (i) water reticulation,
(ii) wastewater and (iii) sewer treatment outside the confines of a crumbling electricity grid that is reflective of a development state; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
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| 09 February |
Written Reply to Question 180 - Mr S Ngcobo (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1)What are the details of the (a) destination and (b) total costs for (i) accomodation, (ii) travel and (iii) any other costs incurred for international travel of each (aa) Minister and (bb) Deputy Ministers of his department since 1 June 2019 (2) what is the total cost incurred for domestic air travel for each (a) Minister and (b) Deputy Minister of his department since 1 June 2019?
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| 10 February |
Written Reply to Question 6 - Ms M Dlamini (Mpumalanga: EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (a) What measures have been taken to close off the beaches in East London following the sewerage spillage, (b) why was the sewer infrastructure not maintained and (c) what processes are followed when checking the cycle of maintenance for sewerage? |
| 10 February |
Written Reply to Question 15 - Mr G Michalakis (Free State: DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) How much is currently (a) budgeted and (b) required by Bloemwater in the Matjhabeng Local Municipality for maintenance of infrastructure that falls under Bloemwaters's jurisdiction for providing water to such a municipality (2) what is the current budget shortfall for maintenance by Bloemwater with regard to the said municipality. (3) whether, in light of the ongoing water crisis in such municipality and the recent takeover of Sedibeng Water by Bloemwater, he will make necessary funds available to do the needed maintenace in order to provide reliable services to the community of Matjhabeng; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the timeframes, (b) what amount of funds will be made available and (c) what are the further relevant details? |
| 10 February |
Written Reply to Question 16 - Mr G Michalakis (Free State: DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) Whether, with regard to the non-payment of water boards in the Free State by municipalities (details furnished), any actions that are in place to hold the municipality managers to account have been enforced; if not, why not; if so, (a) what actions and (b) what are the further relevant details; (2) what steps her department is taking to ensure that the non-payment of municipalities will not lead to a lack of income for the water boards; (3) whether the MEC has been informed that the non-payment of municipalities has an effect on the water borard maintenance budgets whuich in turn leads to sub-standard services to the community; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details? |
| 10 February |
Written Reply to Question 17 - Mr G Michalakis (Free State: DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) Whether there are any plans to upgrade water infrastructure to the communities in Matjhabeng, in particukar the Ventersburg and Hennenman districts, taking into account the increase in demand as a result of the growing population; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether such infrastructure upgrage will be expected within the next five financial years; if not, why not; if so, (a) at what amount, (b) at what cost and (c) what are the relevant timeframes for such upgrades; (3) whether he has been informed that the said communities currently experience prolonged water interruptions that are leading to frequent civil unrests; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) what are the reasons in this regard and (b) what are the alternative solutions to provide more water to the communities? |
| 10 February |
Written Reply to Question 39 - Mr M R Bara (Gauteng: DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) (a) How many non-compliance directives have been issued to the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality from 2 January 2022 up to the latest specified date for which information is available and (b) what are the relevant details for each such directive in terms of the nature of the (i) contravention and (ii) directive; (2) whether any of such directives have been complied with; if not, what steps will his department take to hold those who are responsible for compliance accountable; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether his department has taken any legal actions against the said municipality as a result of the non-compliance with directives; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? |
| 28 February |
Written Reply to Question 78 - Mrs M R Mohlala (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What were the reasons for (a) opening only 12 of the sluice gates of the Vaal Dam instead of the rest when the dam was overflowing and (b) the delay in opening the sluice gates from the rest when the rain was very heavy?
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| 28 Febraury |
Oral Reply to Question 118 - Mr M A Tseki (ANC) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What (a) has been the assessment of his department of the extent of the water crisis in the Nelson Mandela Metroplitan Municipality and (b) steps and decisive action will he take to deal with the crisis?
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| 17 February |
Written Reply to Question 355 - Mrs M R Mohlala (ANC) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) Whether he will introduce the Draft National Water Infrastructure Agency Bill in the National Assembly in 2023; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether he has considered the reasonable prospect that the Bill may not be processed before the end of the Sixth Parliament when it is introduced too late in the Fifth Session of the Sixth Parliament and that it would have to be reintroduced in the Seventh Parliamanet; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
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| 03 March |
Written Reply to Question 562 - Ms L Pietersen (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (a) What is the total number of historically disadvantaged persons and communities that have benefitted from water use licences in terms of geographically spread issued by his department and (b) in which provinces has his department issued the highest number of licences?
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| 03 March |
Written Reply to Question 532 - Mrs M R Mohlala (ANC) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What challenges has his department encountered in its efforts to eradicate the bucket system in the (a) Northern Cape and (b) Free State? |
| 10 February |
Written Reply to Question 2 - Mr M A P De Bruyn (Free State: FF Plus) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) How much water is needed (a) each day by the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality as a whole and (b) by each of the towns that form part of such a municipality? (2) (a) how much water the Bloemwater deliver each day to the said municipality and (b) what is the daily estimated water loss to the municipality? |
| 17 February |
Written Reply to Question 54 - Mr G Michalakis (Free State: DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) With reference to the R150 million that was committed to the Matjhabeng Local Municipality as part of the R425 million for the repairs and refurbishment of the wastewater treatment works, pump stations and manholes, (a) how much of the money was actually spent, (b) who was contracted to perform the work and (c) who is the implementing agenct of each aspect of the work; 2 (a) what progress has been made with the (i) wastewater works, (ii) pump stations and (iii) manholes that have been upgraded and/or maintained, (b) why all the money has not been spent, (c) what implementing and/or oversight role is the municipality playing in the process and (d) how often the municipality (i) meet with and (ii) report to his department on the progress that is made and/or vice versa; (3) whether
the (a) minutes and (b) reports of such interactions will be made available; if not, why not; if so when; (4) (a) how much of the R425 million will be availed for the next financial year and (b) what is the next phase entails? |
| 17 February |
Written Reply to Question 67 - Mr M S Moletsane (Free State: EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What interventions have been made in Riebeeckstad in Matjhabeng Local Municipality where residents have been without water and proper sanitation for more than three months? |
| 17 February |
Written Reply to Question 52 - Mr G Michalakis (Free State: DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: With reference to his reply to Question 1044 on 22 December 2022, (a) why have there never been any consequences for the Matjhabeng Local Municipality ignoring the directives that were issued , (b) what should the consequences be of ignoring such directives, (c) what is the purpose of such directives if there are no following consequences and (d) why there have not been any consequences to the rest of the municipalities for ignoring the directives?
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| 10 February |
Written Reply to Question 1 - Mr M A P De Bruyn (Free State: FF Plus) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) Whether, with reference to his department's statement on 4 November 2022 regarding challenges at the Matjhabeng Local Municipality, he deems such sanitation challenges as health and environmental risk to residents of such a municipality; if not why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether any progress has been made regarding sanitation services he referred to at the said municipality; if not, why not; if so, (a) what progress and (b) what are the further relevant details; (3) whether any action plans have been developed to attend to such sanitation challenges ; if not, why not; if so, what are the (a) timelines and (b)further relevant details. (4) whether his department will monitor the spending of the R425 million that was allocated to the municipality in
order to resolve water and sanitation challenges; if not, why not; if so, (a) what measures will be implemented to ensure that any expenditure will add value for money to the residents of Matjhabeng and (b) what are the further relevant details? |
| 17 February |
Written Reply to Question 222 - Ms T Breedt (FF Plus) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) What are the reasons that work continued on the multi-million Rand sewage project in Deneysville, Free State, while the existing license has apparently exoired in 2021; (2) whether there is a new application to continue the project; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details. (3) what are the reasons that public participation (a) was not done before embarking on the project, as is required with a project of this nature, (b) is only scheduled for the end of February, a month before planned completion and (c) is not to be held in the town affected, but in a neighbouring town; (4) whether, considering that the project is set to be completed by end of March 2023, posts have been advertised for the plant; if not, why not; if so, (a) which posts have been
advertised and (b) what are the (i) requirements and (ii) financial implications of the positions; whether the plant will open on time with relevant employed staff; if not, why not; if so; what are the relevant details? |
| 17 February |
Written Reply to Question 241 - Mr D W Bryant (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) With reference to parts 9 and 10 of the National Water Act, Act 36 of 1998, which deals with licensed sewage package plants, (a) what is the total number of licensed plants in (i) each province and (ii) total in the Republic and (b) of those licensed plants, what percentage were (i) inspected and (ii) audited correctly in each year since 2009 until the latest date of which information is available in 2023; (2) with reference to the specified Act which deals with unlicensed sewage package plants, upon conducting inspections and audits, (a) how does his department assess what environmental damage has resulted from non-compliance and (b) what action has been taken by his department where plants were found to be non-compliant with their licesning conditions? |
| 17 February |
Written Reply to Question 354 - Mrs M R Mohlala (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) What are the findings of his department in respect of its engagement with stakeholders on the draft National Water Resources Infrastructure Agency Bill; (2) whether the National Economic Development and Labour Council has been consulted regarding the specified Bill; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? |
| 17 February |
Written Reply to Question 353 - Mrs M R Mohlala (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What (a) has been the impact of public-private partnerships with his department on the developement of water and sanitation infrastructure in the Republic and (b) are the relevant details of each such public-private partnership? |
| 17 February |
Written Reply to Question 320 - Mr G Machalakis (Free State: DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) With reference to the R150 million that was committed to the Matjhabeng Local Municipality as part of the R425 million for the repairs and refurbishment of the wastewater treatment works, pump stations and manholes, (a) how much of the money was actually spent, (b) who was contracted to perform the work and (c) who is the implementing agenct of each aspect of the work; 2 (a) what progress has been made with the (i) wastewater works, (ii) pump stations and (iii) manholes that have been upgraded and/or maintained, (b) why all the money has not been spent, (c) what implementing and/or oversight role is the municipality playing in the process and (d) how often the municipality (i) meet with and (ii) report to his department on the progress that is made and/or vice versa; (3) whether
the (a) minutes and (b) reports of such interactions will be made available; if not, why not; if so when; (4) (a) how much of the R425 million will be availed for the next financial year and (b) what is the next phase entails? |
| 03 March |
Written Reply to Question 553 - Mr N G Myburgh (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What is the total number of (a) local and (b) district municipalities where his department intervened according to the provisions of the Constitution of the Republic, 1996 to mitigate the disastrous consequences of poorly-run municipalities since 1 January 2020?
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| 24 February |
Written Reply to Question 479 - Mr S Ngcobo (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What (a) is the salary of each (i) chief executive officer and (ii) top executive position in each state-owned entity reporting to him and (b) total amount does each get paid to attend a meeting? |
| 3 March |
Written Reply to Question 533 - Mr S M Mokgotho (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: With reference to the results of the latest Green Drop assessment which noted that 43% of the water waste systems in Mpumalanga were deemed to be in critical state and that only six out of 76 systems in the province were operating well above capacity, what measures has his department put in place to ensure that all municipalities in Mpumalanga score 90% to comply with water waste standards? |
| 10 March |
Written Reply to Question 145 - Mr C F B Smit (Limpopo: DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What considerations have been given to implement hydro power and new turbine technologies in bulk water pipelines as well as in sewer pipelines? |
| 24 February |
Written Reply to Question 100 - Mr J J Londt (Western Cape: DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) (a) What was the (i) budget and (ii) actual spending on maintenance by the water board(s) that are responsible for the Matjhabeng Local Municipality from 1 January 2013 up to the latest specified date for which information is available, (b) what are the reasons for the (i) insufficient budget and (ii) underspending and (c) why no pipeline infrastructure upgrade has taken place over the past 30 years (details furnished). (2) whether any large-scale infrastructure upgrades of the pipelines are in progress; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
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| 10 March |
Written Reply to Question 146 - Mr C F B Smit (Limpopo: DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (a) Why is there a vacuum between his department and the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment in combating, prevention and policing of sewer pollution of our scarce water systems and environment by municipalities and (b) when will such crime against humanity be stopped? |
| 14 March |
Oral Reply to Question 6 - Mrs H Denner (FF Plus) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether he has identified the Kopanong municipality as a service delivery hotspot, following the tailings dam disaster on 11 September 2022, that hit the town of Jagersfontein particularly hard, worsening the water supply of the community which they already lacked prior to the disaster, resulting in a provincial declaration of disaster, after which the Government, following the visit of President MC Ramaphosa, provided water tanks, which now appears to be a wholly insufficient permanent solution; if not, why not; if so, what rapid response interventions does he intend implementing to ensure that the residents have adequate access to water that will restore their dignity? |
| 03 March |
Written Reply to Question 554 - Mr N G Myburgh (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What (a) was the total cost of the interventions of his department to mitigate the disastrous consequences of the delivery of water and sanitation by poorly run municipalities since 1 January 2020 and (b) steps has his department takne to hold any persons accountable who have been found responsible for the conditions which promted intervention? |
| 03 March |
Written Reply to Question 624 - Mr L J Basson (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) What process did his department follow in advertising the shore property arounf the Hartbeespoort Dam that it owns; (2) (a) what number of contracts have been signed, (b) with whom have the contracts been signed, (c) what is the monetary value of each contract, (d) what is the (i) commencement and (ii) end date of each contract and (e) what is the size of each property that has been awarded a contract; (3) whether each contract stupulates what (a) the property may be used for and (b) procedure must be followed to develop it; if not; why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (4) what number of current contracts have (a) lapsed and (b) will be renewed? |
| 03 March |
Written Reply to Question 647 - Mr K Ceza (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether he has instituted any investigation into allegations of fraud and maladministration by officials in his department's finance division in relation to water allocation and use that is reserved for blacks for their own farming operations; in Groot-Marico, and that a certain person (name furnished) has been using the water for his own farming operations; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? |
| 03 March |
Written Reply to Question 659 - Mrs M R Mohlala (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What (a) steps has his department taken to (i) reduce the effects of climate change and global warming on water scarcity and (ii) intervene to stop the increase of water pollution and (b) are the further relevant details of steps taken in this regard? |
| 10 March |
Written Reply to Question 822 - Ms S A Buthelezi (IFP) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) What total number of large water projects are currently running in each province; (2) what total number of the specified projects are still (a) undergoing planning and (b) under contruction; (3) (a) what total number of the projects are currently behind schedule and (b) how far behind is each such project? |
| 17 March |
Written Reply to Question 959 - Ms S A Buthelezi (IFP) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) With reference to the microbial contamination from faecal pollutants in most of the rivers and dams of the Republic, what steps has his department taken to rigorously improve the wastewater treatment plants in the Republic; (2) whether there will be any consequence management measures taken against the persons found to be responsible to ensure that accountability practices for oversight are met; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? |
| 17 March |
Written Reply to Question 171 - Mr C F B Smit (Limpopo: DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What actions he is taking to take control of the sewer network crisis in Emfuleni Local Municipality (details furnished)? |
| 24 March |
Written Reply to Question 210 - Ms B T Mathevula (Limpopo: EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (a) What interventions have been made to address water shortages in Ward 25, Daniel Rabalela Village in Giyani in the Mopani District Municipality in Limpopo and (b) what are the relevant details in this regard? |
| 10 March |
Written Reply to Question 140 - Ms H S Boshoff (Limpopo: DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What engagements he had with the National Treasury to facilitate to assist all water boards and municipalities to ensure that the nation will not be left high and dry (details furnished) |
| 10 March |
Written Reply to Question 144 - Mr C F B Smit (Limpopo: DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (a) What actions have been taken to isolate (i) water treatment plants, (ii) water pumping facilities and (iii) sewer systems from the rest of the electricity network to ensure that such crucial services are not interrupted by Eskom blackouts, (b) how much budget is available to ensure this matter and (c) how much of such budget is allocated to trasfer such facilities to alternatives and renewables? |
| 24 March |
Written Reply to Question 147 - Mr T J Brauteseth (Kwazulu-Natal: DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: With reference to his reply to Question 39 on 27 February 2023, (a) what are specific details of the directives that were issued and (b) in which court his department has filled papers pursuant to the order that is sought against the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality? |
| 24 March |
Written Reply to Question 1026 - Ms S A Buthelezi (IFP) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: With reference to the Republic's unsatisfactory results in both the Green and Blue Drop reports, what steps has his department taken to ensure that the sanitation woes in the Republic cease to persist, considering that his department failed to reach the majority of its targets for the previous year when it comes to this specific section? |
| 17 March |
Written Reply to Question 999 - Ms S A Buthelezi (IFP) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Which measures has he taken to erect boreholes for residents of Nkomazi, Mpumalanga as they currently have no access to water and instead have to buy water from other residents who have drilled their own bore holes? |
| 24 March |
Written Reply to Question 1018 - Mrs M R Mohlala (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What specific measures has he taken in the past three years (a) in addressing the contamination of water resources by faecal pollutants, which pose significant risks to human and animal health and (b) to ensure that the measures are adequately monitored and enforced to prevent future contamination? |
| 17 March |
Written Reply to Question 872 - Mrs M R Mohlala (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What (a) reasons lie behind the delayed completion of the James Kleynhans Water Treatment Works upgrade, (b) steps have been taken to avoid such delays in the future, (c) are the long-term implications for the Republic's water infrastructure if such delays continue and (d) total amount in funding will be required to complete the specified upgrade by 31 December 2023? |
| 17 March |
Written Reply to Question 994 - Mrs M R Mohlala (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Which measures of intervention have been taken regarding the ageing infrastructure, burst pipes, leaks and unmetered connections causing losses in the Matjhabeng Local Municipality? |
| 17 March |
Written Reply to Question 1187 - Mrs M R Mohlala (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether he has taken any immediate measures to dela with the critical of infrastructure of sewer pump stations in the eThekweni Metropolitan Municipality, given that 19 out of the 27 wastewater treatment works are non-operational and the specified municipality is resorting to dumping sludge into the ocean which results in environmental pollution and a health hazard to beachgoers; if no, why not; if so, what measures? |
| 31 March |
Written Reply to Question 1188 - Mrs M R Mohlala (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What (a) immediate measures of intervention has he put in place to address the (i) critically failing sewage works in Springbok, northern Cape, and (ii) broader issue of municipal service failures, which have resulted in sewage works scoring 30% or less in the Green Drop Assessment and (b) plans has he and/or his department put in place to ensure that municipalities prioritise and allocate sufficient resources to (i) maintain and (ii) upgrade the specified critical infrastructure? |
| 31 March |
Written Reply to Question 1189 - Mrs M R Mohlala (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What (a) is the accumulated cost of raising the wall of the Clanwilliam Dam since the inception of the project in terms of (i) drafting designs and (ii) engieering costs as the specified project has been in the pipeline for a number of years and (b) losses has his department incurred on the project over time? |
| 17 March |
Written Reply to Question 871 - Mrs M R Mohlala (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What immediate intervening steps has his department taken to ensure the safety and security of workers at water projects, who are currently being held to ransom by construction mafias? |
| 24 March |
Written Reply to Question 1019 - Mrs M R Mohlala (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Which steps of intervention have been taken in the past three years to address the chronic water crisis in the Sekhukhune region, which has persisted for decades and left communities without access to safe and reliable water sources despitr repeated inquiries from the Economic Freedom Fighters and other concerned stakeholders? |
| 31 March |
Written Reply to Question 1214 - Ms S J Graham (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) What (a) total number for the provision of water are in each town in the Dr Beyers Naude Local Municipality, (b) number of the boreholes are not working optimally, (c) are the plans have been put in place for the repairs to the boreholes that are not working, (d) are the time frames for the repairs to restore the boreholes to operation. (2) whether the telemetry system for each town is fully operational; if not, why not; if so, what are the water losses recorded and reported by the municipality? |
| 31 March |
Written Reply to Question 1167 - Mr K Ceza (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether he received any complaints regarding potable water quality in the (a) Steve Tshwete Loval Municipality and (b) Emalahleni Local Municipality as a result of coal mining in the surrounding area; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (i) steps has his department taken to solve the water qua;ity problem and (ii) are the further relevant details? |
| 03 March |
Written Reply to Question 695 - Ms S A Buthelezi (IFP) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: With the recent surge in floods in provinces such Kwazulu-Natal and the eastern Cape, what is his department doing to ensure more resilient and protected water and sanitation infrastructure to ensure that his department is not continously rebuilding infrastructure that are damaged when disasters such as floods occur? |
| 03 March |
Written Reply to Question 563 - Ms M M Matuba (ANC) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What (a) steps has his department taken to eliminate underspending by the end of the 2022-23 financial year and (b) were the root causes of underspending underspending in his department? |
| 05 April |
Oral Reply to Question 01 - Ms S Shaik (Limpopo: ANC) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether the Government considered any special measres to addrss the escalating debt of municipalities to Eskom and water entities in a sustainable way (details furnished); if not, why not; if so, (a) how the government intends to accelerate the payment of municipalities' debts as a matter of urgency and (b) what are the further relevant details? |
| 17 February |
Written Reply to Question 290 - Ms S A Buthelezi (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: With regard to the water boards and the role that they will be playing in the reconfiguration and/or enhancement of service delivery, what (a) does his department intend to do about the water boards' own internal challenges of not being able to conduct planned maintenance and/or pay creditors on time and (b) measures will his department put in place to ensure that planned maintence still goes ahead and is not affected, considering the financial constraints of municipalities in paying for the provision of water? |
| 31 March |
Written Reply to Question 1267 - Mr M G Hendricks (Al Jamah-Ah) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) Whether he has been informed of complaints of dangerous mining chemicals which are polluting the water stream and the environment in areas such as the Wonderfontein Catchment Area in the Merafong City Local Municipality; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether he has been informed of allegations that some government officials and politicians are colluding with mining bosses responsible for polluting the waterways; if not, why not; if so, (3) whether any of the implicated government officials and politians have been investigated; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (4) whether any steps will be taken to stop residents in Potchefstroom and Ventersdorp from drinking the polluted water and catching fish from there; if not, why not; if
so, what steps? |
| 17 March |
Written Reply to Question 169 - Mr F J Badenhorst (Western Cape: DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether, regarding the negative impact of load shedding in providing water and sanitation, (a) he and/or (b) his department will establish a multi-disciplinary task team in order to ensure water and wastewater security from all aspects; if not, why not, if so, what are the relavt details? |
| 17 March |
Written Reply to Question 168 - Mr F J Badenhorst (Western Cape: DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether, in case funding support is provided for the purchase of generators regarding the negative impact of load shedding in providing watr and sanitaion, his department will assist municipalities with the operational costs of running such generators, continued diesel costs, manpower and maintenance costs; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? |
| 17 March |
Written Reply to Question 170 - Mr F J Badenhorst (Western Cape: DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether, regarding the negative impact of load shedding in providing water and sanitation, his department has a maintenance budget to replace certian breakers on the existing generators which are aged and were never designed to be switched off and on three times a day; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details? |
| 10 March |
Written Reply to Question 142 - Mr F J Badenhorst (Western Cape: DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) How his department is planning to assist local government with funding for the increased cost of backup power (diesel generators) that is needed to keep on providing water and sanitation services at high and regualr black out levels; (2) whether the funding support to purchase generators will be included in this regard; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether his department has investigated whether the industry is equipped enough to provide the same generators to all municipalities; if not, why not; if so, what are the velevant details? |
| 31 March |
Written Reply to Question 215 - Mr M A A De Bruyn (Free State: FF Plus) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) Whether, with reference to his reply to Question 2 on 24 March 2023, he will provide the Rand value of water losses as indicated; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) (a) what actions are taken to (i) manage such water losses and (ii) rectify the infrastructure and (b) what are the timelines involved in this regard? |
| 31 March |
Written Reply to Question 1136 - Ms S A Buthelezi (IFP) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What are the relevant details of the (a) memorandum of understanding (MoU) that was signed between the Government and Finland and (b) renewed MoU with the Netherlands? |
| 10 March |
Written Reply to Question 765 - Mr L J Basson (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) What is the breakdown of the costs to his department of the water infrastructure backlog in each province; (2) what (a) number of litres are lost in each day as a result of water infrastructure failures and (b) is the estimated cost related to water theft? |
| 24 February |
Written Reply to Question 508 - Mr B N Herron (Good) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) What are the most recent details of the (a) progress of the Umzimvubu Water Project located in the Eastern Cape and (b) timeline the project is following and (c) mesures his department has taken to ensure community collaboration and input onnthe project; (2) what number of (a) communities will be supplied with (i) electricity and (ii) clean water by the project and (b) projected economic opportunities in the form of jobs is the project expected to create; whether there are any geographical and/or environmental flaws like soil sedimentation and/or rainfall issues facing the project; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details? |
| 31 March |
Written Reply to Question 1122 - Mr P Mey (FF Plus) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) Whether his department has been informed that the residents of the Heidelberg and Ratanda areas in the Lesedi Local Municipality in Gauteng, have been without an adequate water supply for several weeks due to Rand Water's inability to provide water to the specified communities; if not, why not; if so, what measures are being taken by his department to intervene in the specified matter, including the possiblilty of exempting the relevant water pump stations from electricity load shedding; (2) whether he will make a statement on the matter? |
| 31 March |
Written Reply to Question 1317 - Mrs M R Mohlala (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What (a) number of directives have been issued against transgressing municipalities that fail to manage sewage and effluent polluting major water sources for the period 2021 to date and (b) is the breakdown of the (i) directives issued, (ii) consequences thereof and (iii) follow-up assessments in each province? |
| 17 February |
Written Reply to Question 320 - Ms P Madokwe (IFP) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What role has his department played in holding the mine accountable for (a) the slimes dam disaster in Jagersfontein in the Free State and (b) enforcing safety regualtions, given that it has been nearly five months since the disater and that victims have been left stranded with family members in nearby towns and those whose homes are being rebuilt are receiving subpar housing that is not close to the houses that were destroyed? |
| 21 April |
Written Reply to Question 1319 - Mrs M R Mohlala (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: In light of his limited interventions within the intergovernmental relations framework, what other options are available to mitigate the total collapse of the bulk water and sanitation infrastructure in the Republic? |
| 17 March |
Written Reply to Question 175 - Ms D C Christians (Northern Cape: DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) (a) Why the new generator that was procured less than six months ago for water plant is not in working condition, (b) when will it be repaired, (c) how was it procured, (d) why the generator not met procurement requirements as payment was made for a much large one and (e) how will this matter be corrected; (2) (a) how will the Government assist the residents of Barkly West who have not received any water up to six weeks as the tender to supply water was given to a company in Kwazulu-Natal (details furnished) and (b) how will the national and provincial government solve water crisis in Barkly West? |
| 28 February |
Written Reply to Question 117 - Mr M R Mashego (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What (a) specific plans has his department put in place for the long-awaitted Umzimvubu Water Project in the Eastern Cape that the President of the Republic, Mr M C Ramaphosa, spoke about during his State of the Nation Address on 9 February 2023 and (b) would be the time frame that his department envisages for the completion of the specified project? |
| 05 May |
Written Reply to Question 1461 - Ms P Marais (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Considering that the community of Pabalelo in the Northern Cape has had a pit latrine crisis for decades with no manifestation of promises from the Government on eradicating the bucket system in the specified community, (a) what are the reasons that the eradication of the bucket system had not been a reality in Pabalelo to date, (b) what steps will he take to ensure that promises to eradicate the bucket system will become a reality and (c) by what date will the bucket system in Pabalelo eventualyy be done away with? |
| 21 April |
Written Reply to Question 263 - Mr G Michalakis (Free State: DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) Whether, with reference to his reply to Question 1044 on 22 December 2022 and the reply to Question 53 by the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs on 6 April 2023, his department has been informed that the Matjhabaneng Local Municipality is in contravention of section 151 of the National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998); (2) why no criminal charges have been laid against the previous Executive Director of Infrastructure if the municipality has acknowledged that the offence was as a result of his non-performance; (3) whether his department has been informed that there have never been any successful criminal actions against any executive directors or municipal managers for contravention of the section of the law; if not, why not; if so, what are the
relevant details; (4) whether it is his department's responsibility to ensure that municipalities are not in contravention of any laws, especially where it amounts to criminal offences; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? |
| 17 February |
Written Reply to Question 263 - Mr R A Lees (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) With regard to grant funding paid to the Uthukela Distict Municipality in Kwazulu-Natal from 1 July 2016 to 31 January 2023, what are the details of each payment made, including but not exclusively with reference to the (a) total amount of each payment, (b) date of each payment and (c) conditions attached to each payment; (2) whether the funds were used and/or expended strictly in terms of the conditions imposed and for the purposes prescribed; if not, what are the details of the purposes for which each payment was used; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether any funds were paid to the specified municipality specifically for the payment of outstanding debt with Umgeni Water; if not, (a) why not and (b) what are details of what the funds were actually used for; if so, (4) whether the
total amount was paid to Umngeni Water by the municipality; if not, what amount was actually paid to Umngeni Water; if so, what are the relvant details? |
| 03 March |
Written Reply to Question 534 - Mrs S M Mokgotho (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What (a) has been the total costs of the partially achieved Vaal River Intervention Programme since its inception and (b) are the projected costs for the long-awaited completion of the specified programme? |
| 21 April |
Written Reply to Question 1296 - Mr K Ceza (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What steps of intervention has taken with regard to the water-scarce area of the Victor Khanye Local Municipality? |
| 05 May |
Written Reply to Question 1475 - Mrs S M Mokgotho (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What measures have been put in place to ensure that the community of Motlhabe village in North West receive adequate water supply as the taps that had been installed in their yards do not supply any water, and the specified community have lodged complaints with the Moses Kotane Local Municipality, but to no avail? |
| 05 May |
Written Reply to Question 1473 - Ms N Tafeni (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What form of assistance has his department provided to the residents of the Mbhashe Local Municipality in the Eastyern Cape, who are currently facing water challenges? |
| 21 April |
Written Reply to Question 1347 - Ms H Ismail (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: With Gauteng and other provinces currently experiencing major water shortages and residents continuously having to suffer with either extremely low water pressure or no water at all, what are the detailed steps that have been taken to ensure that Rand Water has the additional funds for (a) upgrading and (b) improving water infrastructure? |
| 19 May |
Written Reply to Question 1869 - Mr B N Herron (Good) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) What (a) does the expanded mandate of the Amatola Water Board entail that warrants a claim of R4 million (details furnished) and (b) successes has the specified board currently achieved through the specified mandate; (2) what are the details of the (a) actions taken by the specified board to prevent a Day Zero situation and (b) expenditure that was incurred by the board regarding the Nelson Mandela Bay water crisis; (3) whether his department has instructed an indepemdent auditor and/or monitoring group to oversee the expenditure of the board as the board fees have been approximately 18% over budget and the initiative has empty coffers; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (a) are the findings of the independent auditor and/or monitoring group and (b) is the protocol
of his department in dealing with poor performance and initiatives that are financially draining in the event of their failure? |
| 26 May |
Written Reply to Question 431 - Mr M S Moletsane (Free State: EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What relief has been offered to the residents of Ventersburg in the Matjhabeng Local Municipality in the Free State hat have been struggling with access to water since 2022 with no improvement to date? |
| 26 May |
Written Reply to Question 2026 - Mrs C Phillips (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether, in light of the announcement of the Minister of Health, Mr J Phaahla, that he will be seeking addiotional supplies of power to be installed at health facilities to augment emergency generators in health care facilities, he asMinister of Water and Sanitation, will implement similar mitigating measures to ensure that water purification plants and sewerage treatment plants around the Republic, including Rustenburg, can supplyboth potable water to residents and businesses and grey water to businesses that use grey water, to lessen the burden on our scarce water resource; if not, why not;if so, what are the relevant details? |
| 19 May |
Written Reply to Question 396 - Mr M S Moletsane (Free State: EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What interventions has he made to provide relief to the community of Matjhabeng that has accessto water for only four hours a day between 05:00 and 09:00 in the morning? |
| 19 May |
Written Reply to Question 1808 - Mrs M R Mohlala (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether he is still considering the establishment of the Independent Economic Regulator for setting of water tarrifs; if not, (a) why not and (b) what is the alternative; if so, what are the relevant details? |
| 26 May |
Written Reply to Question 1999 - Mrs M R Mohlala (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether he has been informed that the uGu District Municipality in Kwazulu-Natal has failed to deliver water to the residents of the specified municipality for approximately one month, thereby exacerbating an ongoing water crisis that has persisted for over two years; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (a) are the reasons that the municipality has failed to deliver water to its residents, thereby exacerbating a two year-long water crisis, (b) measures have been taken by his department to handle the water crisis in the past and (c) long-term (i) strategies and (ii) plans does his department have in place to prevent such recurring problems and ensure a reliable suply of clean and potable water to the residents? |
| 26 May |
Written Reply to Question 1958 - Mrs M R Mohlala (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What immediate action has he taken to address the ongoing water crisis in Makhanda, specifically the massive water leak that has been affecting the Moeggesukkel community for over a year and the malfuctioning standpipe taps in the area? |
| 19 May |
Written Reply to Question 1809 - Mrs M R Mohlala (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (a) How is his department addressing instances where municipalities are failing in therir duties in water services provision and (b) what are the details of the legal framework being utilised where municipalities fail in their mandate to ensure compliance in terms of wastewater and effluent spillages? |
| 19 May |
Written Reply to Question 1852 - Mr W D Bryant (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) What (a) is the relevant financial legislation on which the conducting of the audits for the authorized package plants from 2009 to 2023 relied and (b)are the relevant obligations, set out in the specified legislation, on which his department did not rely to ensure that audits were conducted. (2) (a) what is the total number of licensed wastewater treatment plants in accordance to the National Water Act, Act 36 of 1988, in (i) each province and ((ii) the Republic, (b) of those licensed wastewater treatment plants, what percentage was (i) inspected and (ii) audited correctly in each year since 2009 until the latest date of which information is available in 2023, (c) how does his department assess the environment damage that has resulted from non-compliance and (d) what actions have been
takenin cases where wastewater treatment plants were found to be noncompliant with their licensing conditions? |
| 02 June |
Written Reply to Question 2230 - Ms P Marais (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What are the details of the steps of intervention that he has taken in Sterkspruit in Mangaung, where only one machine is working in the sewerage plant? |
| 12 May |
Written Reply to Question 1618 - Mrs M R Mohlala (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What actions has he taken in response to the reports that over 30 families in the Cato Crest informal settlement in Durban are forced to share just one pit toilet? |
| 19 May |
Written Reply to Question 1904 - Mr K Ceza (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What measures has his department taken to intervene in the (a) Emalahleni Local Municipality, (b) Emakhazeni Local Municipality, (c) Dr J S Moroka Local Municipality, (d) Victor Khanye Local Municipality, (e) Lekwa Local Municipalty, (f) Dipaliseng Local Municipality and (g) Steve Tshwete Local Municipality where water has been contaminatednand is affecting the health of residents? |
| 19 May |
Written Reply to Question 1928 - Mrs M R Mohlala (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What interventions has he taken to address the water crisis in Zakheni Village, Mpumalanga, where some households have been without consistent running water for thtree years, with some spending hundreds of Rand on water, while the Thembisile Hani Local Municipality battles to find permanent solution? |
| 26 May |
Written Reply to Question 1957 - Mrs M R Mohlala (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What steps has he taken to address the water supply crisis in Gauteng, where Rand Water is unable to meet the province's consumer's demands, with varience of 9% between the current water demand and supply and a significant amount of supply being lost within municipal systems due to non-revenue water and physical losses such as leaks and burst pipes? |
| 26 May |
Written Reply to Question 2027 - Mrs C Phillips (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether, in light of the increasing demand for both potable and grey water, he will consider reintroducing the project that was shelved in 2021 which could have seen grey and potable water being produced from the acid mine drainage that is currently posing a threat to many buildings and homes in the eastern, central and western basins on the Witwatersrand; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? |
| 01 June |
Oral Reply to Question 09 - Ms M Bartlett (Northern Cape: ANC) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) Whether the Government has identified the servive delivery hotspots in the country, notwithstanding the indications that there is a significant increase in the provision of basic services such as sewerage and sanitation, solid waste management, water and electricity; if not, why not; if so what are the relevant details; (2) whether the Government has considered any measures to ensure that the provision of basic services is not only expanded, but the communities beyond the service delivery hotspots get reliable and quality services; if not, whay not; if so, (9) what measures and (b) what are the further relevant details? |
| 05 May |
Written Reply to Question 329 - Ms B T Mathebula (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What interventions have been made to address the shortge of water in Ward 27 in the greater Giyani Local Municipality in Limpopo? |
| 19 May |
Written Reply to Question 390 - Ms D C Christians (Northen Cape: DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) What (a) initiatives and/or (b) programmes his department has to address water infrastructure challenges in municipalities that are unable to manage and/or maintain their systems effectively such as Sol Plaatjie Local Municipality in Kimberely (details furnished); (2) whether his department has conducted any water infrastructure assessments in Kimberely; if not, why not; if so, what were the (a) findings and (b) recommendations of such assessments; (3) what (a) financial support and/or (b) resources will his department provide to assist in the repairs and maintenance of water infrastructure in Kimberely, considering the apparent financial constraints that are faced by the sad municipality (4) whether there are plans to collaborate with other relevant stakeholders such as
the national or provincial government bodies in order to ensure a comprehensive and sustainable solution to water crisis in Kimberely; if not, why not; if so, what plans; (5) what measures his department has in place to ensure transparency, accountability and effective governance of water infrastructure projects in municipalities that are struggling to address the issue independently? |
| 26 May |
Written Reply to Question 434 - Ms S A Luthuli (Kwazulu-Natal) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What assistance has been provided to the eThekwini community following the heavy rains where roads were damaged as a result of bursting water pipes which left many areas without water while several areas around Ntunzuma and KwaMashu have been without water for weeks? |
| 02 June |
Written Reply to Question 447 - Ms D C Christians (Northern Cape: DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What interventions has he made regarding the large amount of sewerage that is floating around Verulam in the north of Kwazulu-Natal in the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality (details furnished)? |
| 09 June |
Written Reply to Question 486 - Ms S A Luthuli (Kwazulu-Natal: EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (a) How will his department address the (i) delays in the completion of the new water purification plant and (ii) inefficiencies in the repairs of the damaged water pipeline at th Magareng Local Municipality, specifically regarding the contracting out of repairs without considering all the necessary specifications (details furnished) and (b) what measures will be implemented to ensure better (i) planning and (ii) coordination between the said municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality and other relevant stakeholders in order to prevent and effectively manage future water crises and natural disasters? |
| 31 March |
Written Reply to Question 239 - Mr C F B Smit (Limpopo: DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: In respect of each Water Board throught the country, (a) How many litres of processed water are lost prior to reaching the consumers as a result of leakages, illegal water connections and theft; and (b) What is the revenue value of such water losses in each case? |
| 02 June |
Written Reply to Question 448 - Ms D C Christians (Northern Cape: DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: With reference to the ongoing water crisis that has been caused by the damaged pipeline and the delayed completion of the new water purification plant at the Magareng Local Municipality (details furnished), what (a) support and/or (b) financial assistance his department is prepared to provide to alleviate the costs of the use of private water tankers and to ensure the sustainable provision of water services to the affected communities? |
| 02 June |
Written Reply to Question 446 - Ms D C Christians (Northern Cape: DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) What steps his department is taking to (a) Support and (b) assist the Magareng Local Municipality in resolving the ongoing water crisis that has been caused by the damaged pipeline and the delayed completion of the new water purification plant; (2) whether his department has conducted any assessments of the disaster management (a) processes and (b) response mechanism that are in place in the said municipality; if not, why not; if so, (i) what were the findings and (ii) what measures will be taken to improve future crisis mitigation and disater readiness? |
| 26 May |
Written Reply to Question 1990 - Mr Y Tetyana (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What total number of board meetings have the Amatola Water Board had in the past 12 months compared to what it is prescibed to have? |
| 26 May |
Written Reply to Question 1991 - Mr Y Tetyana (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What steps of intervention have been taken to curb the dysfuctionality which exists within the Amatola Water Board, where board members are able to influence operational matters by appointing senior managers who manipulate the awarding of tenders? |
| 12 May |
Written Reply to Question 1714 - Mrs W R Alexander (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether he will furnish Mrs W R Alexander with a comprehensive breakdown of the procurement allocation of (a) his department and (b) every entity reporting to him in terms of the percentages allocated to (i) small-, medium- and micro enterprises, (ii) cooperatives, (iii) township enterprises and (iv) rural enterprises with a view to evaluating the effectiveness of the set-aside policy of the government in fostering an inclusive and diverse economic landscape (details furnished) in the (aa) 2021-22 financial year and (bb) since 1 April 2023? |
| 02 June |
Written Reply to Question 2254 - Mr V Pambo (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether there are any reasons that the Government has abandoned the 784 000 litre water storage donated to the residents of kaMahoyi in Ward 11 in the Nkomazi Local Municipality; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details? |
| 15 June |
Written Reply to Question 2488 - Ms P Marais (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether he has been informed that the tap water in Ward 5, Riemvasmaak in the Kou-Kamma Local Municipality, is brown and dirty, and that residents are complaining of stomach pains and diarrhoea; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (a) is the position in this regard and (b) interventions have been provided in this regard? |
| 15 June |
Written Reply to Question 527 - Mr M A P De Bruyn (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) Whether any instalment agreements are in place for the current debt of Bloemwater to Eskom; if not, why not; if so, what are the relvant details of such agreements; (2) whether such agreements are compiled with; if not; why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether Bloemwater has a sustainable future; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) how and (b) what are the further relevant details? |
| 26 May |
Written Reply to Question 1963 - Mr B N Herron (Good) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) Whether, considering that in 2022 the reisdents lodged complaints to his department following the contamination of the Rooiwal Waste Water Treatment Works, and noting the investigations conducted by the SA Human Rights Commision that also found that the water posed serious health risks and that the residents's constitutional right to have access to clean water was not met by the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, his department has been informed of the specified issues; if not, does his department not have an oversight team looking into complaints received from residents and/or organisations; if so, what remedial actions have been taken to remedy the specified situation; (2) What total number of times since its establishment has the specified Rooiwal plant undergone major
upgrades to increase its capacity to handle the pressures of demand from the area it services; (3) What type of maintenece has taken place at the Rooiwal plant in the past year? |
| 02 June |
Written Reply to Question 2101 - Mrs M R Mohlala (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether he is responsible for water provision to marginalised communities in municipalities; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (a) measures has he put in place to prioritise the needs of the marginalised communities such as those in the Zakheni Village in the Thembisile Hani Local Municipality, in Mpumalanga, where residents have been experiencing the water crisis and have been deprived of consistent running water for three years and (b) immediate actions have been taken to ensure access to the fundamental right and work towards a sustainable solution, considering the social and economic challenges faced by the marginalised and oppressed of the society? |
| 09 June |
Written Reply to Question 2412 - Mrs M R Mohlala (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What (a) progress has been made in the realignmnet of water boards in the Republic, (b) are the key objectives, challenges faced and mesures taken to ensure the improved water management, service delivery and growth in the water sector, (c) specific areas and/or regions in the Republic have been most affected by the realignment process and (d) timeline and milestones have been set for the completion? |
| 26 May |
Written Reply to Question 1975 - Mrs T P Msane (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What long-term measures have been put in place by his department with the sewerage spillage in Ward 6 in Bloemfontein in the managaung Metropolitan Municipality, where residents continue to live amongst sewerage? |
| 02 June |
Written Reply to Question 2257 - Mrs K N F Hlonyana (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether there are any plans to suply the 100 households of Eric's Ville Community in Ward 11 in the Nkomazi Local Municipality with water, as the community has been without water since it was established in 2014; if not, why not; if so, when? |
| 29 August |
Oral Reply to Question 374 - Ms M L Pietersen (ANC) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What measures will he implement to ensure a constant water supply to communities and areas that are experiencing severe water challenges despite the water infrastructure that the Government rolled out to even the most remote areas? |
| 29 August |
Oral Reply to Question 386 - Mr B N Herron (Good) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) With reference to Rand Water's recent announcement that they have lost R875 000 due to theft and poor infraturcture and/or repairs thereto, and that the remaining little infrastructure is imperative to maintain balance with regard to the supply of clean running water to communities without access thereto, what measures has he taken that would ensure that close to a million-rand's worth of assests of Rand Water are not further jeopardised (2) which areas of the water supply has he found are currently the biggest hindrance in supplying water to communities that contributed to the loss of the specified amount? |
| 29 August |
Oral Reply to Question 402 - Mr N G Myburgh (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Considering the fact that most of the wastewater treatment plants of the Republic are fast reaching tipping point, coupled wuth the deteriorating state of water purification systems as illustrated by the most recent Blue and Green Drop Reports, what steps has his department taken to establish the true status and efficacy of (a) wastewater treatment facilities and (b) water purification plants across the Republic? |
| 29 August |
Oral Reply to Question 423 - Ms M M Matuba (ANC) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether, with reference to households that owe municipalities billions of rands and municipalities that owe water boards millions of rands for the provision of water services, he intends writing off monies owed in each specified case; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what mechanisms does he intend employing in the medium and long term to ensure that households and municipalities pay for the water and sanitation services rendered? |
| 29 August |
Oral Reply to Question 379 - Ms S A Buthelezi (IFP) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What (a) factors has his department found to be the main reasons for the deterioration of the water and sanitation systems in the large metros since the award-winning days of the eThekwini Municipality in 2014 (details furnished) and (b) plans has he put in place to turn the declining situation around? |
| 29 August |
Oral Reply to Question 410 - Mrs W R Alexander (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether his department has taken any action to assist the Lesedi Local Municipality to deal with the massive sewage leaks and spillages that have been ongoing for the past 18 months; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? |
| 29 August |
Oral Reply to Question 424 - Ms N N Sihlwayi (ANC) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: In light of the fact that for the past two financial years his department has recorded underspending on the grants and transfers allocated to the local sphere of government for the provision of water and sanitation infratrusture, what strategies and/or steps does he intend to implement to eradicate underspending by the local government in order to enable the provision of water and sanitation services to communities? |
| 29 August |
Oral Reply to Question 425 - Mr M A Tseki (ANC) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: In light of the fact that the President of the Republic, Mr M C Ramaphosa, in his 2022 State of the Nation Address (SONA), committed his government to eradicate the backlog of water use licence applications and reduce the turnaround time to only 90 days, what total number of (a) water use licence applications were approved since 10 February 2022 and (b) those approved, were for previously disadvantaged communities? |
| 01 September |
Written Reply to Question 2556 - Mr N G Myburgh (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) Given the fact that the residents of three municipal towns in the Blue Crane Route have been battling a deluge of sewage leaks in the past five years, affecting critical service centres such as clinics, and threatening both human and environmental health in KwaNojoli, Cookhouse and Pearston, what steps has his department taken to address the specified situation; (2) whether he intends to lay criminal chatges against officials and politicians responsible for the ongoing human rights violations flowing from these sewage leaks; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? |
| 01 September |
Written Reply to Question 2538 - Mr P Mey (FF Plus) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) Whether his department has been informed that the residents of the Port Edward and Banners Rest areas in the Ugu District Municipality in the South Coast of Kwazulu-Natal have been without an adequate water supply for extended periods of time due to inefficiencies at the Umtamvuna Water Treatment Plant and alleged illegal water connections, thus limiting the local authority's ability to provide water to the specified communities and that raw sewerage is currently running imto streets of certain areas within the specified residential areas, including the local lagoon and into the ocean; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (2) whether he and/or his department intends taking any measures to intervene in this regard; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3)
whether he will make a statement on the matter? |
| 01 September |
Written Reply to Question 2625 - Ms C N Mkhonto (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (a) How often do water treatment facilities in the Republic use the (i) green, (ii) blue and (iii) no-drop tool to monitor the quality of treated water to ensure compliance with national standards and (b) what measures have been taken to improve the effectiveness of the specified tools as water quality assessment tools in the Republic? |
| 01 September |
Written Reply to Question 2627 - Mrs M R Mohlala (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether his department has conducted an investigation into the failures of the Emfuleni Local municipality to address the in frastructure defects and collection issues in the municipality, which have indered the ability of the municipality to settle its debt with Rand Water; if not, why not; if so, what actions has his department taken? |
| 01 September |
Written Reply to Question 2628 - Mrs M R Mohlala (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: With reference to his reply to question 2100 on 28 June 2023, which outlines the existing regulatory framework amd enforcement measures, (a) what are the reasons that the measures have proven ineffective in holding municipalities accountable for their negligence, (b) what specific steps of intervention will he take to address the systemantic failures that allow municipalities to disregard their obligations and (c) how will he ensure that the measures result in tangible improvements and the prevention of further contamination? |
| 01 September |
Written Reply to Question 2690 - Ms H Ismail (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether Rand Water has an allotment for each municipality; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (a) is the amount for each municipality, (b) total amount was used by each municipality for each month from 1 January 2023 to 30 June 203, (c) is the optimal amount of water needed by each municipality and (d) are the reasons for the allotment of water? |
| 01 September |
Written Reply to Question 2689 - Ms H Ismail (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether Rand Water has (a) reduced the amount of water, (b) reduced the water pressure and (c) Throttled the City of Ekurhuleni at any time in the period 1 January 2023 and 30 June 2023; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (i) on what dates, (ii) which areas in the City of Ekurhuleni were affected, (iii) what was the length of time in each case and (iv) what was the reason in each case? |
| 08 September |
Written Reply to Question 2770 - Mr N G Myburgh (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (a) What total amount did (i) his department and (ii) each entity reporting to him pay for printed copies of the integrated annual reports for the (aa) 2020-21, (bb0 2021-22 and (cc) 2022-23 financial years, (b) who were the suppliers in each case and (c) what total number of copies of the report was printed (i) in each case and (ii) in each specified financial year? |
| 15 September |
Written Reply to Question 2962 - Mrs M R Mohlala (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether his department has moved for critical water and sanitation infastructure projects to be declared as national key points, with the necessary security to reduce the countrywide theft and vandalism of infrastructure, which impacts service delivery to communities; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so what are the relevant details? |
| 15 September |
Written Reply to Question 2986 - Ms T M Mbabama (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) With reference to the draft regulations relating to the Procedural Requirements for Water Use Licence Applications that were published on 19 May 2023, what are the details of the (a) total number of farmers or farming and/or agricultural entities that hold water use licences in accordance with each category of sections 21(a) and (b) section 21(d) in terms of Table 1 in Chapter 5 of the draft regulations, (b) number of the specified licence holders who hold water use licences and do not meet the equity criteria in each categoty, in cases where an application had to be made in terms of the specified draft regulations: (2) what number of applications for water use licences from farmers and/or farming and/or agriculture sector entities has her department (a) receiveds and (b) approved to black
persons in each category of sections 21(a) and sections 21(d) in the (i) 2019, (ii) 2020, (iii) 2021, (iv) 2022 and (v) 2023 years of assessment? |
| 15 September |
Written Reply to Question 2987 - Ms T M Mbabama (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: With reference to the draft regulations relating to the Procedural Requirements for Water Use Licence Applications that were published on 19 May 2023, and with regard to water use licences issued in terms of section 21(a) and (b) section 21(d) of the National Water Act, Act 36 of 1998, to farmers or farming and/or agriculture entities, what (a) is the total number of applications that were received in each categoty in the past three financial years and (b) number of the specified applications were approved in each specified year (i) within 30 30 days, (ii) within 60 days , (iii) within 90 days and (iv) after 90 days of receipt thereof? |
| 15 September |
Written Reply to Question 3034 - Mrs C Phillips (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether, in light of the water shortage in the Bojanala district, he will furnish Mrs C Phillips with a copy of the water use licence of a certain company (name and details furnished), which applied for environmental authorisation in terms of section 24G(1) of the National Environmental Management Act, Act 107 of 1998, as amended, for an unlawful development of a chrome wash plant on Portion 71 of Farm Groenkloof 464-JQ in Madibeng Local Municipality, North West; if not, (a) why not and (b) what actions will he take against the company for not being in possesion of a valid water use license; if so, on what date? |
| 08 September |
Written Reply to Question 590 - Mr T J Brauteseth (Kwazulu-Natal: DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (a) What are the (i) names and (ii) locations of the mines that are operating without a valid water license and (b) what actions has his department taken to stop such mines from operating without such licenses? |
| 01 September |
Written Reply to Question 2629 - Ms C N Mkhonto (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: In light of the distressing claims of the Bethesda Hospital in Umkhanyakude being without a consistent water supply since 2018, coupled with reports of essential healthcare personnel struggling to perform their duties due to inadequate availabiliuty of water, what steps of intervention and/or assistance has he taken to address the long-standing issue of water shortage at the specified health facility? |
| 26 May |
Written Reply to Question 2025 - Mrs C Phillips (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether he has been informed of the extended water outages experienced by many residents in Rustenburg in the Noth West due to load shedding at the water purification plant, the sewerage treatment plant that provides grey water to some of the platinum mines and at the pump stations pumping water to both the command and supply reservoirs; if not, what (a) is the position in this regard and (b) mitigating measures will he urgently implement to ensure that residents and businesses do not continue to be deprived of their basic human right of access to water; if so, what mitigating measures has he put in place to prevent the outages from continuing? |
| 02 June |
Written Reply to Question 2231 - Ms P Marais (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether he has been informed that only one of the seven wastewater plants that exists in Bloemfontein is operational; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? |
| 02 June |
Written Reply to Question 2100 - Mrs M R Mohlala (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether his department has any responsibility, in the event of municipal failures, to assist communities who grapple with sewage spillages; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (a) relief has been provided to the residents of (i) Dikgatlong, (ii) Sol Plaatjie and (iii) Magareng in the Northern Cape who have been grappling with severe sewage spillages for an extended period of time, (b) measures will his department take to alleviate the constant stench and provide relief to the specified residents who have been enduring the dire circumstances for years, (c) mechanisms are in place to hold the municipalities accountable for their failure to address the persistent sewage spillages and (d) measures will his department take to ensure that the necessary repairs and maintenance
are carried out promptly to prevent further environmental and health hazards? |
| 09 June |
Written Reply to Question 473 - Mr C F B Smit (Limpop: DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (a) How many litres of water is lost in (i) each municipality and (ii) the 2022/23 financial year, (b) how much it costs each municipality for each litre, (c) what is the total revenue loss as a result of water losses in each case and (d) what percentage of the total water is lost in each case? |
| 15 June |
Written Reply to Question 2461 - Ma A M M Weber (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) Whether his department received the application for a Water Use Licence General Authorisation (WULGA) for the Kusile Wetland Offset Plan from Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what is the date of the specified application; (2) Whether he will furnish Ms A M M Weber with the details of whether Eskom Holdings Pty (Ltd) has received the WULGA license for the Kusile Wetland Offset plan; if not, why not; if sowhat are the relevant details? |
| 15 June |
Written Reply to Question 2431 - Mrs M R Mohlala (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What specific measures and actions has he, together with the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, undertaken to address the ongoing water crisis in Cradock effectively and to mitigate further economic decline? |
| 19 May |
Written Reply to Question 1929 - Mr B S Madlingozi (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What are the relevant details of the progress regarding the provision of potable water to the 24 villages across Mopani, that the officials of his department confirmed to the households that the delivery of potable water would happen after the oversight visit by the Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation to Mopani? |
| 15 June |
Written Reply to Question 2433 - Mr N G Myburgh (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) What (a) total number of new dams are currently under construction and (b) are the details pertaining to (i) location, (ii) capacity and (iii) costs of each dam; (2) what (a) total number of new dams are being planned for construction in the foreseeable future and (b) are the details to (i) location and (ii) capacity of the dam that is planned? |
| 26 May |
Written Reply to Question 1973 - Mr S Tambo (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether his department has any role to play in resolving the Hammanskraal water crisis that has led to the death of 12 or more individuals and has been persistent for many years; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, how does it intend to resolve the crisis? |
| 09 June |
Written Reply to Question 475 - Mr G Michalakis (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) Whether his department is intervening in the Nqwathe Local Municipality regarding the (a) high levels of e-coli in the water of the Vaal River and (b) reportedly positive cholera tests that have been conducted; if not, why not; if so, how is the intervention take place; (2) whether his department is conducting any tests on the treated water that is being supplied to the communities in the said municipality through the reticulation systems and through water tanker contracts; if not, why not; if so, (3) whether the state of water that is being supplied will be determined; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details: (4) whether the source of cholera contaminated water is determined; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? |
| 09 June |
Written Reply to Question 474 - Mr G Michalakis (Free State: DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) Whether the Trident Water Treatment Plant in the Ngwathe Local Municipality in Parys ceased to operate (details furnished); if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the reasons for that; (2) whether the said plant has been dismantled on the instruction of a certain company (details furnished); if so, what are the reasons for that; (3) whether his department will investigate the wasteful expenditure and/or sabotage in view of the grant funding which funded the project; if not, why not; if so, (a) when will the investigation commence and (b) what are the further relevant details? |
| 09 June |
Written Reply to Question 2354 - Mr N G Myburgh (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What (a) number of new dams have been built by his department since 1 January 1995 and (b) are the details pertaining to the (i) location, (ii) capacity and (iii) cost of each specified dam? |
| 01 September |
Written Reply to Question 2527 - Ms T L Marawu (ATM) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether his department (a) intends building clean, safe and usable toilets and (b) provide clean and running water for the community at Smith's Mine on Barkley West (details furnished), if not, in each case, why not; if so, what are the (i) relevant details and (ii) time frames in each case? |
| 01 September |
Written Reply to Question 2706 - Mr J F Smalle (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What (a) is the total number of boreholes drilled by his department in each (i) local and (ii) district municipality in the (aa) 2020-21 and (bb)2021-22 financial years, (b) amount did each borehole cost his department and (c) was the total volume of water supply added to each municipal jurisdiction? |
| 08 September |
Written Reply to Question 2864 - Mrs M R Mohlala (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What (a) number of members constitute the Regulator Commission and (b) are the detailed reasons for a separate commision being in place whereas there are already internal systems in place to assist with the strengthening and improvement of the regulatory function? |
| 08 September |
Written Reply to Question 2872 - Ms C N Mkhonto (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) How frequently does he request (a) Blue Drop and (b) Green Drop reports from the Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality; (2) whether his department has any monitoring and/or support system to respond to complaints related to Blue Drop and Green Drop reports; if not, why not; if so, on what date were the last such reports published? |
| 08 September |
Written Reply to Question 2873 - Ms C N Mkhonto (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What (a) was found to have been the exact cause of the illness of 78 primmary school learners in Tshwane and (b) assurances can he give that it was not related to the quality of tap water? |
| 15 September |
Written Reply to Question 2944 - Mrs T P Msane (ATM) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What long-term plans have been put in place by his department to permanently eradicate the sewerage and stormwater challenges experienced in almost all local municipalities? |
| 15 September |
Written Reply to Question 2963 - Mrs M R Mohlala (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: In light of the ongoing challenges faced by the cash-strapped City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, what are the relevant details of the immediate interventions and support measures that he has put in place to assist the municipality in overcoming the pressing issues and ensuring uninterrupted access to water services for its residents? |
| 15 September |
Written Reply to Question 638 - Mr W A S Aucamp (Northern Cape: DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (a) What is the total value of the sewage infrastructure maintenance project that was awarded to the Vaal Central in the Matjhabeng Local Municipality, (b) how much of this amount has been paid to the said company to date, (c) how much has the said company paid to each subcontractor to date, (d) what is the extent of the work that has been done by the said comapny to date and (e) why has the general workers on the project not received their paymernt from the said company in some cases? |
| 15 September |
Written Reply to Question 642 - Ms C Visser (North West: DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) (a) For how long have the (i) Thabong and (ii) Virginia Waste Water Treatment Works main pump stations not been active, (b) what are the (i) main reasons and (ii) consequences of inactivity in each case, (c) what happens to the raw sewage that was supposed to go through such facilities and (d) what is the volume of waste water that each facility was intended to process on a daily basis; (2) whether any plans are in place to refurbish the said facilities; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? |
| 13 October |
Written Reply to Question 2626 - Mrs M R Mohlala (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: In light of the dire situation in Emfuleni Local Municipality where thousands of residents lack access to water despite over R65 million being paid to contractors, what are the details of the oversight mechanisms his department has in place to ensure that funds allocated for water sevrices are effectively utilised and such critical service delivery failures are addressed promptly? |
| 13 October |
Written Reply to Question 3240 - Mr N G Myburg (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What total number of wastewater treatment facilities in the Republic are (a) fully compliant with all applicable legislation and (b) total dysfuctional? |
| 13 October |
Written Reply to Question 3241 - Mr N G Myburg (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What total number of water treatment and/or purification plants in the Republic are (a) fully compliant with all applicable legislation and (b) totally dysfuctional? |
| 29 September |
Written Reply to Question 675 - Ms D C Christians (Northern Cape: DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What steps his department is taking to ensure that municipalities which owe significant amounts in outstanding debt in the Northern Cape meet their financial obligations and contribute to the sustainability of water and sanitation services? |
| 29 September |
Written Reply to Question 686 - Mr M S Moletsane (Free State : EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What interventions have been made at the Matjhabeng Local Munucipality where most of the water treatment plants are (a) not working and (b) putting the lives of residents at risk? |
| 13 October |
Written Reply to Question 702 - Ms N Tafeni (Eastern Cape: EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) Whether his department together with other stakeholders is addressing the intensity and frequency of flooding as the resulting of poor land use that has created environmental damage which has resulted in degradation of land (details furnished); if not, why not; if so, (a) how is this being done and (b) who are the relevant staeholders in this regard; (2) whether any tangible results are visible as mitigating measures; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relvant details? |
| 13 October |
Oral Reply to Question 708 - Ms D C Christians (Northern Cape: DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: How is his department planning to enhance (a) transparency and (b) accountability in monitoring and reporting on water and sanitation infrastructure projects and their outcomes in light of the discrepancies between nthe official reports and the realities on the ground? |
| 11 October |
Oral Reply to Question 220 - Mr T S C Dodovu (North West: DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether any progress has been made since the invoking of and placing the Emfuleni Local Municiplaity under section 63 intervention on the Water Services Act, 1997 (Act No. 108 of 1997), details furnished); if not, why not; if so, (a) what progress and (b) what are the further relevant details? |
| 11 October |
Oral Reply to Question 221 - Ms A D Maleka (Mpumalanga: ANC) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What is the long-term strategy of his department to resolve water challenges at the Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality in the Capricon District area of Limpopo? |
| 11 October |
Oral Reply to Question 222 - Mr M Dangor (Gauteng: ANC) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (a) What progress has been made by the joint task team between his department and the City of Tshwane that was established at the end of May 2023 to oversee the interventions which were made to solve the problem of depreciating water quality at the Temba Water Treatment Works? |
| 11 October |
Oral Reply to Question 223 - Mr N M Hadebe (Kwazulu-Natal: IFP) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether his department has incurred any (a) irregular and/or (b) fruitless and wasteful expenditure since 1 January 2023 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if so, what are the relevant details? |
| 11 October |
Oral Reply to Question 228 - Mr C F B Smit (Limpopo: DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: With reference to his reply to Question 239 on 7 July 2023, what are the reasons for the total amounts of 123, 251, 734, 666 litres of water that were lost by water boards throughout the country from the 2021/22 financial year to 31 March 2023? |
| 11 October |
Oral Reply to Question 229 - Mr C F B Smit (Limpopo: DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (a) How many municipal sewer systems are dysfuctional in each province and (b) how much will it cost the Government to repair them all? |
| 22 September |
Written Reply to Question 3046 - Mr M S Fde Freitas (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) Whether he and/or his department maintains reservoirs in Gauteng; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, with reference to the (a) past three financial years and (b) since 1 April 2023, what (i) maintenance and upgrades (aa) took place and/or (bb) are planned for reservoirs in Gauteng in each month and (ii) total budget was and/or wil be allocated and/or spent in each month in each case; (2) whether he and/or his department is responsible for water to the residents of Gauteng; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, with reference to the current water issues taking place, such as the unavailability of water and low water pressure experienced by the residents of Gauteng , (a) what are the (i) plans to resolve this and (ii) timelines or time frames in this regard
and (b) who are the persons in his department who are responsible to ensure that the specified issues are resolved within the respective timelines? |
| 20 October |
Written Reply to Question 3261 - Mr K Ceza (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What (a) time frames have been put in place by his department to resolve the water challenges which are currently being experienced by residents of Wards 1, 2, 4, 5, 6. 7 and 8 of the Emakhazeni Local Municipality in Mpumalnaga and (b) are the relevant details in this regard? |
| 20 October |
Written Reply to Question 3274 - Ms A M Siwisa (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether his department assists municipalities that are unable to provide a consistent supply of water to its residents; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (a) assistance has been provided to residents of the Dannhauser Local Municipality in the Amajuba District in Kwazulu-Natal who are without a consistent water supply and (b) are the relevant details in this regard? |
| 20 October |
Written Reply to Question 3275 - Mrs M R Mohlala (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether his department is overseeing the Olifantspoort and Ebenezer Upgrade Projects; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what specific steps has he taken to ensure the timeous implemetation of Phase 1A, to meet the pressing water needs of the Capricon and Sekhukhune districts and surrounding areas? |
| 20 October |
Written Reply to Question 3331 - Ms A M M Weber (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) What licences are requested from his department to run a (a) coal and (b) chrome wash plant; (2) (a) what enforcements have been put in place in terms of a license breach, (b) how regular does his departement inspect the wash plants, (c) what number of violations have been found in each (i) province and (ii) wash plant in the past three years and (d) what actions were taken to verify the violations? |
| 09 June |
Written Reply to Question 2264 - Mrs M R Mohlala (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Which (a) initiatives has he taken to investigate the alleged impact of corruption with regard to the cholera outbreaks in the Republic and (b) measures have been taken to deter the impact of corrupt practices on the quality and maintenance of water and sanitation infrastructure? |
| 09 June |
Written Reply to Question 2265 - Mrs M R Mohlala (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: In light of the recent alarming reports of cholera contamination in the Vaal River and his department's warning for residents to avoid tap water, what (a) immediate mesures will his department take to address the cholera outbreak in the Vaal River and ensure the safety of the affected residents, (b) are the details of how his department will collaborate with relevant stakeholders to effectively contain and treat the outbreak and (c) are the details of the resources that will be allocated to support the efforts? |
| 09 June |
Written Reply to Question 2327 - Ms S A Buthelezi (IFP) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Considering that his department recently announced that the residents of the cholera-affected Hammanskraal can expect clean, drinkable water from taps only by March next year, and noting that the issue of a lack of clean, drinkable water is not new, nor is it happening only in Hammanskraal, what steps has his department taken to date in other areas that are facing a similar problem in order to prevent the specified issue from spreading? |
| 26 May |
Written Reply to Question 417 - Mr C F B Smit (Limpopo: DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: When will a reply to Question 239 that was published on 31 March 2023 be expected? |
| 09 June |
Written Reply to Question 479 - Ms M Dlamini (Mpumalanga: EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (a) What interventions have been made to curb the number of cholera cases in Mpumalanga as it has been recenrtly detected and (b) what are the further relevant details in this regard? |
| 26 May |
Written Reply to Question 505 - Mr M S Moletsane (Free State: EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What interventions have been made to combat the prevailing challenges of water and saitation that are endangering the lives of residents in the Free State? |
| 15 June |
Written Reply to Question 525 - Mr S F Du Toit (North West: FF Plus) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (a) When will the malfuctioning water reticulation works at the (i) Groot Marico and (ii) Zeerust sewage treatment plant be resolved which results in the ongoing pollution of freshwater streams and springs and (b) what steps will be taken to ensure no further pollution takes place in the surrounding freshwater resources in each case? |
| 09 June |
Written Reply to Question 2401 - Mr K Ceza (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What (a) is the breakdown of the costs of hired water tankers in the 44 district municipalities, (b) are the time frames for sustainable potable water distribution and (c) steps of intervention have been put in place to eliminate the water tanker mafia? |
| 15 June |
Written Reply to Question 2481 - Mr J F Smalle (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) What steps has his department taken to intervene to improve the quality of drinking water in the Musina Local Municipality, Limpop, following the direct pumping of water from the river to residences due to load shedding (2)(a) at what intervals is the water tested and (b) what are the relevant details of the contaminants that were found to include high quantities of pollutants? |
| 15 June |
Written Reply to Question 507 - Ms M Dlamini (Mpumalanga: EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (a) What progress has been made regarding charges that were laid against the (i) Emalahleni, (ii) Msukaligwa and (iii) Dipaleseng Local Municipalities in Mpumalanga for not complying with water quality regualtions and (b) what acions are being taken to monitor the said municipalities? |
| 20 October |
Written Reply to Question 3359 - Mr N G Myburgh (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) What (a) total number of directives have been issued to public entities , including municipalities responsible for the management of water treatment plants and wastewater treatment facilities, for non-compliance with legislation (i) in the (aa) 2021-22 and (bb) 2022-23 financial year and (ii) since 1 April 2023 and (b) number of the specified directives have been fully complied with; (2) what follow-up measures have been taken in respect of the entities who are adhering to departmental and/or ministerial directives? |
| 20 October |
Written Reply to Question 3360 - Mr N G Myburgh (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) What number of criminal charges has his department laid against municipal mayors and/or executive mayors who are in flagrant breach of legislation pertaining to the management of wastewater treatment facilities and water treatment plants (i) in the (aa) 2021-22 and (bb) 2022-23 financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2023 and (b) are the relevant details in each case; (2) what (a) are the details of all criminal charges that his department is currently in the process of instituting against municipal managers and/or executive mayors who are in serial transgression of water and sanitation legislation in the 2023-24 financial year and (b) are the relevant details in each case? |
| 27 October |
Written Reply to Question 3475 - Mrs C Phillips (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) Whether, considering the water shortage in the Bojanala district, he will furnish Mrs C Phllips with a copy of the water use license issued to the Serendipity Truck wash situated on Portion 150 of the Farm Buffelshoek 468JQ, which also crosses onto Portion 1 of the Farm Buffelshoek; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details: (2) whether any other license, besides the water use license, has been issuedby his department to the Serendipity Truck wash situated on the specified property for the discharge of water containing waste as required by section 21(f) of the National Water Act, Act 36 of 1998; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? |
| 27 October |
Written Reply to Question 3476 - Mrs C Phillips (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether, in light of the water shortage in the Bojanala District, the proliferation of illegal chrome mining and the benefication of chrome by plants without water use licenses, he will declare chrome benefication via the use of spiral plants as a controlled activity that relies on the provision in Section 38(1)of the National Water Act, Act 36 of 1998; if not, why not, if so, by what date will the process begin? |
| 08 September |
Written Reply to Question 615 - Mr K Motsamai (Gauteng: EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether he has been informed of the water pipe in Ward 48 of Mofokeng in Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality that has been leaking since May 2022 and not been repaired to date even after being reported; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) why has it not been repaired and (b) what time frame is in place in this regard? |
| 29 September |
Written Reply to Question 682 - Ms M Dlamini (Mpumalanga: EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (a) What interventions have been made in the (i) Mbhashe and (ii) Mnquma Local Municipalities where residents are without reliable water supply, (b) what are the causes for the delays in water supply in such areas and (c) what time frames are in place to address the situation? |
| 20 October |
Written Reply to Question 720 - Mr S F Du Toit (North West: FF Plus) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether, with referenceto the Vaal Barrage sluices that were opened and resulting in damaged to the residents and businesses on the riverbanks, he has any plans to place the management of the Vaal Barrage infrastructure under his department in order to (a) prevent Further financial losses by citizens and (b) ensure food security; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? |
| 20 October |
Written Reply to Question 730 - Ms D C Christians (Northern Cape: DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) With reference to the alarming state of water and sanitation infrastructure in the Northern Cape as highlighted in the recent oversight visit by the National Council of Provinces, (a) what mechanisms are in place to collaborate with provincial and local authorities to address such challenges effectively and (b) how will his department hold (i) mayors and (ii) managers accountable for misrepresentations and/or the lack of progress in improving water and sanitation infrastructure in the province; (2) (a) what is the timeline for when any tangible improvements may be expected in water and sanitation infrastructure in the Northern Cape and (b) how his department plans to (i) monitor progress and (ii) measure success in addressing such critical issues? |
| 07 November |
Oral Reply to Question 684 - Mr B N Herron (GOOD) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether, noting the importance of ecosystem services in rural communities that have access to little water supply and that individuals who have dedicated their time to preserving their water supply are poorly compensated if at all, his department has any commited plans in place to address the desperate need for a standardised ecosystem service dedicated to water protection nationwide; if not, what is the protection in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details? |
| 07 November |
Oral Reply to Question 712 - Ms M L Pietersen (ANC) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: In view of the fact that in order to progressively fulfil its constitutional obligations to provide safe, clean drinking water and adequate sanitation infrastructure services, his department has been implementing massive infrastructure projects for both water and sanitation in the past four years, what is the (a) time frame for the completion of major capital expenditure projects and (b) projected number of households that will be connected to adequate sanitation infrastructure once the massive infrastructure projects are completed? |
| 07 November |
Oral Reply to Question 714 - Ms M M Matuba (ANC) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: In light on the fact that the Government departments have a responsibility to use their budget and procurement spending to ensure the benefit of historically disadvantaged individuals, what total amount of his department budget has been used to benefit historically disadvantaged individuals, namely women, young persons, and people living with disabilities in the past four financial years? |
| 13 October |
Written Reply to Question 3155 - Ms S A Buthelezi (IFP) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether his department has the relevant details of the total number of reported bulk water pipes that had burst and/or were leaking in each province in the 2022-23 financial year; if not, why not; if so, what total (a) number of the specified reports has he followed up on, (b) number of burst and/or leaking bulk water pipes has his department repaired and/or replaced and (c) amount has his department spent in this regard? |
| 20 October |
Written Reply to Question 3276 - Mrs M R Mohlala (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether his department is overseeing the interim measures to alleviate the current water shortages being experienced by communities in the (a) Capricon District Munucipality, (b) Sekhukhune District Municipality and (c) Polokwane Local Municipality whilist refurbishments are underway; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what steps has he taken in this regard? |
| 27 October |
Written Reply to Question 3430 - Ms N Makamba-Botya (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether his department has takne any measures of intervention to repair the aging bulk water and sanitation infrstructure whose weakness were exposed in the recent months across all the provinces, if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? |
| 27 October |
Written Reply to Question 3538 - Mr Y Tetyana (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: In light of the ongoing sewage pollution threatening the Vaal river, a crucial water source for millions of persons, what specific steps is his department taking to (a) safeguard public health, (b) reduce contamination and (c) ensure sustainable water access for affected communities? |
| 27 October |
Written Reply to Question 3549 - Mrs M R Mohlala (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Of the 334 municipal wastewater treatment works mentioned in the 2022 Green Drop report as being in a critical state and consequently placed under regulatory surveillance and required to submit a detailed corrective plan within 60 days, what (a) total number of municipalities compiled and (b) specific actions were taken against noncompliant municipalities? |
| 20 October |
Written Reply to Question 729 - Mr M A P De Bruyn (Free State: FF Plus) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) What are the reasons for the town of Wepener in the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality (a) not receiving water for more than a week and (b) being without water for more than 60 days already in 2023; (2) whether the said municipality owns any boreholes in Wepener; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) how many, (b) how many are operational and (c) how much water they deliver; (3) (a) how many megalitres of water are supplied to Wepener daily by the Vaal Central Water, (b) what amount should be provided according to the service level agreement and (c) when last was such an agreement renewed; (4) whether there are any discrepancies in this regard; if so, (a) why and (b) what are the furhter relevant details?
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| 07 November |
Oral Reply to Question 665 - Mr L J Basson (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What (a) total amount in outstanding debts is owed by municipalities to water boards as at the latest specified date for which information is available and (b) steps has his department taken to mitigate the growing debt crisis to ensure the financial stability and viability of the water supply infrastructure of the Republic? |
| 07 November |
Oral Reply to Question 672 - Mr N G Myburgh (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether, given the rapid deterioration of waste water treatment facilities in most parts of the Republic, he will consider advising the President to declare a National State of Dissater on the specified facilities to facilitate their urgent revamp in order not only to avert the loss of life due to communicable diseases associated with sewage such as cholera, tetanus and Hepatitis A, but also to arrest the increasing damage to the environment and the growing pollution of dams, rivers, and waterways across the Republic; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, by what date is it envisaged that he will advise the President? |
| 07 November |
Oral Reply to Question 673 - Mr N G Myburgh (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) Whether he has found that the funding provided by his department to the Renostenberg Local Municipality for repairs to its sewer reticulation system and pump stations has been spent effectively and efficiently; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) what steps has his deprtment taken to ensure that the Renostenberg Local Municipality complies with all the directives issued by his department?
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| 07 November |
Oral Reply to Question 678 - Mr S J Moore (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether his department has put any interventions in place to resolve the water crisis in Gauteng , where some local commnities such as in the Lesedi Local Municipality, have been without secure water supply for months; if not, why not; if so, what are the details of the interventions that his department has put in place to restore to the local communities? |
| 07 November |
Oral Reply to Question 688 - Ms S A Buthelezi (IFP) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation:
How will his department address the recent concerning data from Census 2022 that 8.7% of households have no access to piped water which only represents 0.1% reduction in 11 years, indicating a failure by this department for lacking adequate plans to install the necessary infrastructure for provision of piped water to households? |
| 07 November |
Oral Reply to Question 704 - Ms N N Sihlwayi (ANC) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Noting that Census 2022 has indicated that approximately 19.5% of households in the Eastern Cape and 20.5% in Limpopo have no access to piped water, and that many of such households have no option but to draw water from rivers, dams and/or streams, which are often polluted, what (a) actions will his department undertake in the short to meduim term through its regional bulk water supply schemes to ensure the affected households have access to safe, clean piped drinking water and (b) are the projected timelines in this regard? |
| 07 November |
Oral Reply to Question 713 - Mr M A Tseki (ANC) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Considering that according to the Census 2022 estimate, 82.4% of households in the Republic have access to piped water inside and/or outside of their homes, and noting that vandalism and theft of water and sanitation infrastructure pose a direct danger to the Government's achievements ans the reliability of community water supplies, what strategies and alternative mechanisms has he put in place to guarantee the communities, particualrly in the Matzikama Local Municipoalty where they were without water for two weeks, continue to receive a constant water supply on a daily basis? |
| 27 October |
Written Reply to Question 3551 - Mrs M R Mohlala (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What specific plans have been developed by his department to address the severe environment impact by the poor quality of effluent discharge into the rivers, lakes, wetlands and groundwater due to inadequate treatment process? |
| 27 October |
Written Reply to Question 3557 - Mrs N J Nolutshungu (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation:
What (a) specific steps of intervention have been taken by his department to ensure that the boreholes and/or borehole taps in the rural parts of the Eastern Cape have regualar water supply and (b) monitoring mechanism is used to ensure that the companies that were appointed have delivered the services required in terms of the tender specifications?
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| 27 October |
Written Reply to Question 3559 - Mr T Mogale (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether his department has plans to provide the residents of Thaba Nchu Zone 1 and 2 with proper bulk water and sanitation infrstructure, if not why not; if so, what are the specific time frames in this regard? |
| 10 November |
Written Reply to Question 3795 - Mrs C Phillips (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) Whether, in light of the water shortage in the Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, he will furnish Mrs C Phillips with copies of the water use license issued in respect of Portion 59 of the Farm Oorzaak 335JQ in Rustenburg, North west, if not, why not; if so, what are relevant details; (2) whether, in addition to the specified water use license, any other license was issued in respect of the above-mentioned property for the discharge of water containing waste as requirted by Section 21 (f) of the National Water Act, Act 36 of 1998; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the further relevant details? |
| 10 November |
Written Reply to Question 3830 - Inkosi R N Cebekhulu (IFP) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What was the total number of (a) rejected, (b) successful and (c) overall applications for water licences in the (i)2017-18, (ii) 2018-19, (iii) 2019-20, (iv) 2020-21, (v) 2021-22 financial years? |
| 07 November |
Oral Reply to Question 679 - Mr S J Moore (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: With reference to sewage spewing down the streets and at times into people's homes (details furnished) and given the Green Drop Report which found 334 Wastewater Treatment works were in critical comdition and consequently now subject to legal proceedings, what are the reasons his department only opened seven cases from 334 identified? |
| 13 October |
Written Reply to Question 3210 - Ms A M M Weber (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) Whether, with reference to the two wash plants dams in the Steve Tshwete Local Municipality (details furnished) that are not operational, leadung to the polluted water of the wash plants to regularly flow into the freshwater stream and then into the Klein Olifants River, the Groot Olifants River and finally into Loskop dam (details furnished), she intends to investigate the reasons that the (a) polluted coal water of the two specified wash plants is flowing twice a day at 10:00 and 16:00 into the fresh water of the Spookspruit which flows into the Klein Olifants River, the Groot Olifants River and ends up in Loskopdam and (b) wash plants use a truck 13 times a day to fetch 18 000 litres of water per take, from the freshwater stream to wash the coal; if not, why not in each case; if
so what are the relevant details in this regard; (2) whether he will furnish Ms A M M Weber with the water licence for both wash plants (details furnished); if not, why not; if so on what date? |
| 10 November |
Written Reply to Question 3748 - Dr S S Thembekwayo (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether he has been informed that residents of Mamelodi in Tshwane, have not had access to water for three days, with no warning and/or provisions made the following the water cut; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
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| 10 November |
Written Reply to Question 3752 - Mrs M R Mohlala (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether his department intends to take immediate and robust measures to assist with sustainable and uninterrupted water supply to the residents of Polokwane, who have had challenges to acess basic water services; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
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| 10 November |
Written Reply to Question 3789 - Mr J F Smalle (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) In light of the fact that water safety plans require municipalities to be measured on their compliance with microbiological content regulations, which municipalities did not comply with the prescribed (a) biological and (b) chemical regulations in the past three financial years; (2) whether his department has put in place (a) funds and (b) plans to address the matter; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
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| 10 November |
Written Reply to Question 3807 - Ms S A Buthelezi (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) What is the total number of court cases in which his department is a (a) plaintiff and (b) defendant in each province from 2019 until the latest date for which information is available; (2) what total amount has his department spent on ther specified litigous efforts in the specified period?
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| 17 November |
Written Reply to Question 3957 - Mr M S Bond (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether (a) he, (b) the Deputy Minister and (c) any other official in his department attended the Rugby World Cup in Frnace in October 2023; if not; what is the position in this regard; if so what (i) are the relevant details of each person in his department who attended the Rugby World Cup, (ii) is the total number of such persons and (iii) were the total costs of (aa) travel, (bb) accomodation and (cc) any other related costs that were incurred by his department as a result of the trip(s)? |
| 20 October |
Written Reply to Question 725 - Ms S B Lehihi (North West: EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What interventions have been made in the Maquassi Hills Local Municipality that is facing water provision challenges as a result of old water pipes which are in a state of disrepair?
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| 17 November |
Written Reply to Question 839 - Mr G Michalakis (Free State: DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) With reference to a confirmation by his department that there had been a water-use licence that was issued for the mining or related activities at the mine in a meeting of the Free State Legislature on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Portfolio Committee on 27 September 2022 (details furnished), when was the water use licence issued; (2) whether any environmental impact assessments were conducted prior to the issuing of the licence; if not, why not; if so, when a copy of such a report will be made available;
(3) whether the conditions of the licence included the construction of three Fine Tailings Storage Facilities (FTSF) on top of the hill; if not, how was it envisaged that his department would monitor the safety of the FTSF dams; if so, what conditions were related to the FTSFs; (4) on which dates were monitoring inspections conducted on the condition of the FTSFs prior to 11 September 2022 disaster? |
| 17 November |
Written Reply to Question 840 - Mr G Michalakis (Free State: DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) Whether, with reference to his department's presentation in a meeting of the Free State Legislature on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Portfolio Committee on 27 September 2022 regarding the lodging of crimial case against a certain company (details furnished), any directives were issued by his department to the said company regarding its activities on the conditions of the fine Tailings Storage Facilities (FTSF) at Jagersfontein prior to 11 September 2022 disaster; if not, whay not; if so, when copies of the directives, including the dates on which it was issued will be made available; (2) whether the said company compiled with the directives that were issued by his department; if not, what further steps were taken against the said company in his regard; (3)
whether his department has ordered the said company to (a) cease its mining activities and (b) de-commission the three FTSTs at Jagerfontein; if not, why not in each case; if so, what are the relevant details? |
| 17 November |
Written Reply to Question 829 - Mr M A P De Bruyn (Free State: FF Plus) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether, with reference to a reply to Question 774 by the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment on 10 November 2023, his department has launched an urgent investigation into the raw sewage that is allegedly being spilled into Gariep Dam by the Kopanong Local Municipality; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) what were the findings, (b) what steps have been taken to address the situation and (c) what are the futher relevant details? |
| 22 September |
Written Reply to Question 668 - Mr N M Hadebe (Kwazulu-Natal: IFP) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What is the annual water usage in (a) Mbombela Local Municipality and (b) eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality?
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| 29 September |
Written Reply to Question 674 - Ms. D C Christians (Northern Cape: DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What specific measures are in place for this department to address, critical issues regarding water and sanitation infrastructure in the Northern Cape, including (a) challenges by the municipalities, (b) the outdated infrastucture and (c) the increasing finacial obligations as highlighted in the recent oversight by the National Council of Provinces.
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| 13 October |
Written Reply to Question 710 - Ms. D C Christians (Northern Cape: DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What are the details of his department's plans for (a) investing in and (b) upgrading the Vaal Gamagara Regional Bulk Water Scheme to (i) increase its capacity and (ii) ensure that it will meet the water demands of municipalities it serves?
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| 27 October |
Written Reply to Question 3537 - Mr. Y Tetyana (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation:
With reference to the significant public health risk with the poor state of some of the wastewater treatment works, what specific measures has his department taken to prevent public health risks, such as the Bloemhof traged, from occurring in the future? |
| 27 October |
Written Reply to Question 3550 - Mrs M R Mohlala (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation:
Whether his department has approcahed the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) to request assistance with the monitoring and evaluation of water and sanitation across the water value chain of the Republic since the DPME has expertise in monitoring and evaluation process; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
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| 07 November |
Written Reply to Question 3699 - Mr M R Mashego (ANC) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether, noting that the Census 2022 has drawn attention to migration to the Republic's economic hubs, particualrly Gauteng and Western Cape, which will result in the current water and sanitation systems in the two provinces being severely strained by an increase in population and lead to water shortages and the deterioration of sanitation facilities, his department has developed plans to make sure that the infrastructure for water and sanitation in both provinces is adequate to meet the demands of a growing population; if not, what is the position in each case; if so, what are the relevant details in each case? |
| 10 November |
Written Reply to Question 3830 - Inkosi R N Cebekhulu (IFP) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What was the total number of (a) rejected, (b) successful and (c) overall applications for water licences in the (i) 2017-18, (ii) 2018-19, (iii) 2019-20, (iv) 2020-21 and (v) 2021-22 financial years? |
| 17 November |
Written Reply to Question 3867 - Mrs M R Mohlala (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What urgent steps has his department taken to address the (a) funding challenges and (b) cost overruns faced by the Umzimvubu Water Project, particularly in light of the significant budget discrepancies reported for the (i)Ntabelanga and (ii) Laleni Dams? |
| 20 October |
Written Reply to Question 3277 - Mrs M R Mohlala (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Considering the environmental impact of the depletion of underground water sources due to water sources being overutilised by gum plantations owned by Sappi, which disadvantages communities living in and around the plantations, how does his department monitor and/or oversee the use of water so that the usage is not skewed in favour of large corporations such as Sappi? |
| 13 October |
Written Reply to Question 3205 - Ms H Ismail (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) With reference to the incomplete Vlakfontein site that is part of efforts by Rand Water to augment its water storage, which broke ground on 12 May 2020 and was expected to be completed on 25 April 2023, on what date will the project be completed; (2) with reference to the Zuikerbosch Water Treatment facility which is continously being affected by power failurre, with areas that receive water from Vlakfontein reservoir having had very low pressure and/or no water, what are the reasons for the lack of communication and/or feedback on the specified water outages and/or restrictions; (3) what are the reasons that the (a) water shortages experienced in the specified areas continue and (b) resevoir is never above 50% capacity; (4) what are the reasons that the Vlakfontein 3 reservoir has not been
brought online? |
| 20 October |
Written Reply to Question 3378 - Ms S A Buthelezi (IFP) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What (a) total number of new bulk water projects have been established in each province since June 2022, (b) total amount has been spent during the specified period and (c) are the details of each municipality where the projects have been established? |
| 17 November |
Written Reply to Question 3868 - Mrs M R Mohlala (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: How does he and/or his department intend to address the urgent challenges highlighted in the 2022 Green Drop report, which indicates that over 60% of wastewater treatment works in the Republic are classified as poor to critical, due to issues such as (a) overcapacity, (b) againg infrastructure and (c) limited technical capacity? |
| 17 November |
Written Reply to Question 3869 - Mrs M R Mohlala (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Given that the residents of Warrenton in the Northern Cape have endured eight months without running water and that the apparent lack of response from the Magareng Local Municipality raises concerns, furthermore noting that the community is grappling with ongoing challenges related to water scarcity, what has he found to be the current state of water supply in Warrenton? |
| 24 November |
Written Reply to Question 4111 - Mrs M R Mohlala (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) Whether, given the persistent challenges of dysfunctional wastewater systems, pollution of rivers, lack of clean drinking water and inadequate sanitation facilities that SA citizens face, he has found that the District Developement Model (DDM) has been effective in addressing the specified challenges in both the national and local government sphere of government; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relvant details; (2) what (a) are the specific examples of (i) successful and (ii) unsuccessful interventions of the DDM and (b) steps has he put in place to rectify the specified shortcomings to ensure the provision of the specified basic services to all citizens? |
| 24 November |
Written Reply to Question 4112 - Mrs M R Mohlala (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether, in light of the ongoing water access challenges in Limpopo and the Eastern Cape, there is a realistic prospect of rectifying these longstanding issues and ensure consistent access to water and sanitation for the people in the affected areas of the specified provinces and other areas experiencing water access disruptions, given that these problems have persisted for many years; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details? |
| 01 December |
Written Reply to Question 4123 - Mrs M R Mohlala (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether his department monitors the loss of water through leakages; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what specific initiatives and/or strategies are being implemented by his department to address the specified challenges to ensure a more sustainable and efficient water provision system given the alarming daily loss of 1.7 billion litres of water due to leakages and/or inefficiecies in the absence of preventative measures? |
| 01 December |
Written Reply to Question 4124 - Mrs M R Mohlala (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: In light of the concerning findings in the 2023 Blue Drop Watch Report, indicating that 15% of the water supply systems in the Republic are in poor and/or critical condition, what specific meaures and/or immediate steps has his department undertaken to (a) address the identified shortcomings and (b) improve water quality compliances across these systems? |
| 06 December |
Written Reply to Question 4125 - Mrs M R Mohlala (EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Considering the prediction that the demand for water will surpass available supply in the Republic within seven years, with seven major water systems expected to run out by 2040, what startegic plans and/or interventions are in place to (a) mitigate the impending crisis and (b) ensure sustainable water management for the future? |
| 01 December |
Written Reply to Question 4190 - Ms A M M Weber (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) Whether, with reference to (a) his reply to question 1643 on 26 May 2023 and (b) the meeting on Tuesday, 14 November 2023 with the interested and affected parties discussing a scoping and Environmental Impact Assessment process, how is it possible that the Hillside Siding coal wash plant in Elandspruit, Farm 291 JS, in the Steve Tshwete Local Municipality has been established and operational despite the farm not having records of (i) a water use registration, (ii) an approved EIA, (iii) an approved Basic Assessment Report; (iv) an approved Environmental Management Programme; (2) whether Hill Siding has been authorised to make use of the specified property(ies); if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (3) whether he will furnish Ms A M M Weber with a copy of the said
authorisation; if not, why not; if so, (a) on what date and (b) what are the further, relevant details in this regard? |
| 13 October |
Written Reply to Question 693 - Ms M Dlamini (Mpumalanga: EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) What precautionary measures are in place to combat (a) the theft and (b) vandalism of water infrastructure; (2) whether such measures included safeguarding against the destruction of infrastructure for tendering purposes; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? |
| 13 October |
Written Reply to Question 694 - Ms M Dlamini (Mpumalanga: EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What are the causes of the delays in water service delivery in the Amathole District Municipality which has experienced great difficulty in accessing water services for years, thereby infringing on the rights of residents? |
| 13 October |
Written Reply to Question 695 - Mr M S Moletsane (Free State: EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (a) What interventions have been made to assist the Matjhabeng Local Municipality which is experiencing serious sewage spillage Challenges and even declared itself a sewage disaster municipality and (b) what are the further relevant details in this regard? |
| 13 October |
Written Reply to Question 696 - Mr K Motsamai (Gauteng: EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether any assistance has been provided to the residents of Ward 12 in the Emfuleni Local Municipality who have been subjected to unsafe drinking water for nearly 20years; if not, why not; if so, (a) what assistance and (b) what are the further relevant details? |
| 13 October |
Written Reply to Question 697 - Mr D R Ryder (Gauteng: DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (a) Who has been given the authority to intervene at the Emfuleni Local Municipality in terms of section 63 intervention of the Water Services Act, 1997 (Act No. 108 of 1997), (b) what is their mandate and (c) what progress has been achieved in this regard? |
| 13 October |
Written Reply to Question 699 - Ms M Dlamini (Mpumalanga: EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (a) What is the status of the investigation regarding the Hammanskraal water crises and (b) what are the further relevant details in this regard? |
| 27 October |
Written Reply to Question 743 - Mr M A P De Bruyn (Free State: FF Plus) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) Whether the plans to move the remaining tailings dam at Jagersfontein back into the vacant mine will go ahead; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details: (2) whether any environment impact studies were conducted to assess the impact of such a move on the environment; if not, why not; if so, (a) what were the findings and (b) what are the further relevant details in this regard? |
| 08 December |
Written Reply to Question 876 - Mr G Michalakis (Free State: DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (1) Why the projects in the Matjhabeng Local Municipality to upgrade (i) sewer lines, (ii) pump stations and (iii) Waste Water Treatment Plants not remained on schedule and (b) what are the cost implications on each prokect as a result of the delays; (2) whether any contractors have been paid in advance in this regard; if so, (a) for which projects and (b) how much in each case? |
| 08 December |
Written Reply to Question 878 - Ms D C Christians (Northern Cape: DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: When will a reply to Question 709 that was published on Friday, 13 October 2023 be provided? |
| 22 September |
Written Reply to Question 667 - Mr N M Hadebe (Kwazulu-Natal: IFP) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What steps has his department taken to intervene in improving the quality of drinking water from the Sabie River? |
| 13 October |
Written Reply to Question 709 - Ms D C Christians (Northern Cape: DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: What immediate actions is his department taking to (a) ensure consistent and reliable water suply to affected areas such as Olifanshoek and Barkly-West and (b) alleviate the suffering of residents who have experienced prolonged water shortages?
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| 27 October |
Written Reply to Question 3499 - Ms S A Buthelezi (IFP) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: Whether his department receive reports that records (a) the amount of water used in each municipality, (b) the breakdown of costs of hired water tankers in each province and (c) what actionable interventions have been adopted to provide potable water to all municipalities; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? |
| 03 November |
Written Reply to Question 778 - Mr S F Du Toit (North West: FF Plus) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: With reference to his reply to written Question 532 on 17 September 2021 and oral Question 209 on 22 November 2021, what progress has been made on Faecal Sludge Management Strategy in response to Sustainable Development Goal Target 6.2, specifically regarding (a) the biogas generation, (b) waste to energy plant at the Cape Flats Wastewater Treatment Works and (c) any other plants in this regard? |
| 03 March |
Written Reply to Question 520 - Ms S A Buthelezi (IFP) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: With reference to the opening of two more dams at the Vaal Dam which could result in the higher possibility of a flood, what (a) measures does his department have in place in terms of developing a flood preparedness plan and implementaion of flood monitoring and forecasting systems to counter the impact on surrounding communities that may be affected and (b) alarm measures have been implemented and exposed to the communities around the dam? |