Question NW3378 to the Minister of Water and Sanitation
07 November 2023 - NW3378
Buthelezi, Ms SA 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?
Reply:
a) The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) established twelve (12) new bulk water projects in various provinces since June 2022. The details are provided in the table below;
Regional Bulk Infrastructure Grant Projects
No |
Province |
(c) Municipality |
Project Name |
(b) Amount Spent (April 2022 to October 2023) R’000 |
1. |
Eastern Cape |
Nelson Mandela |
Nelson Mandela Bay - Water Security Programme |
R71,840 |
2. |
Free State |
Maluti a Phofung LM |
Maluti-a-Phofung BWS - Intervention |
R72,660 |
3. |
Free State |
Matjhabeng Local Municipality |
Matjhabeng Bulk Sewer (Welkom) |
R106,561 |
4. |
KwaZulu Natal |
Zululand District Municipality |
Mandlakazi Bulk Water Supply - Intervention |
R240,015 |
5. |
Limpopo |
Polokwane |
Ebenezer & Olifantspoort Scheme |
R422,000 |
6. |
Mpumalanga |
Thembisile Hani Local Municipality |
Thembisile Water Scheme (Loskop) |
R419,472 |
7. |
Mpumalanga |
Lekwa Local Municipality |
Lekwa Water Services and Sewer - Interventions |
R41,676 |
8. |
Northern Cape |
Hantam Local Municipality |
Calvinia Bulk Water Supply Project |
R60,000 |
9. |
North West |
Moses Kotane Local Municipality |
Pilanesberg South Bulk Water Supply Phase 2 |
R421,972 |
10. |
North West |
Moretele Local Municipality |
Moretele North Bulk Water Supply |
R421,972 |
11. |
North West |
Kagisano Molopo Local Municipality |
Kagisano Molopo Bulk Water Supply |
R145,000 |
12. |
Western Cape |
Drakenstein Local Municipality |
Drakenstein Local Municipality - Sanitation Infrastructure Project |
R9,100 |
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