Question NW848 to the Minister of Water and Sanitation

Brauteseth, Mr TJ to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation

(1)With reference to her department’s acknowledgement that certain areas in the North West still require support, as indicated in her department’s presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation on 1 March 2017, (a) how is her department going to support the (i) NgakaModiriMolema and (ii) Dr Ruth Mompati District Municipalities, (b) who will be responsible for the implementation of the support and (c) when will the support commence; (2) whether her department will support the specified district municipalities to address the water crisis caused by the low levels of the Wentzel Dam and declining yields in boreholes; if not, why not; if so, (a) in what ways will her department be supporting the specified district municipalities in this regard, (b) when will the support commence and (c) who will be responsible for the implementation of this assistance