Pemmy Majodina
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SA is moving backwards with water, says WaterCAN
The latest Green Drop report shows how the country’s rivers are being “turned into sewage channels”
Dry taps and broken promises: The erosion of gender equality
The division of water into different categories, such as public water and private water, normal flow and surplus water, which existed under the 1956 Water Act, was done away…
Gauteng water crisis: Majodina approves extra Rand Water abstraction to stabilise supply
Emergency measures include a temporary increase in Rand Water allocation, leak repairs, illegal connection removal and accelerated capital works
Pemmy Majodina: Water and Sanitation
SCORE: E With 105 of South Africa’s 144 municipal water service authorities classified as failing – representing nearly three-quarters of the country’s water governance…
Mayor blames population growth for Joburg water crisis
The DA has not ruled out sabotage as one of the reasons the city has failed to provide water
How South Africa’s Lesotho water project costs ballooned by R45bn
Political and administrative delays, treaty complications and changes in government leadership contributed to the jump
Water and sanitation department ramping up reforms, interventions to avoid water crisis
Of South Africa’s 144 water service authorities, 105 are performing ‘dismally’, according to Minister Pemmy Majodina
Pemmy Majodina
SCORE: D- Known for her flamboyant hats and headdress, Pemmy Majodina has big shoes to fill. Her predecessor, Senzo Mchunu, drew widespread praise for his tireless efforts to…
There is no water crisis, says Pemmy Majodina, just use it wisely
The minister’s statements come a day after the constitutional court said it was working remotely because of unreliable water supply
Water crisis rooted in infrastructure failures and municipal distress, says Mashatile
The deputy president says decaying water systems and financial strain at municipalities are driving SA’s water shortage
Minister blames municipal mismanagement for Gauteng’s rising water demand
The province is ‘not doing the right things’ to rescue itself from running out of water, Pemmy Majodina told parliament’s portfolio committee on water and sanitation
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State capture disciples still roam free
Pravin Gordhan’s earliest role as an organiser of civil resistance still carries relevance
Majodina misses meeting on Amatola water board controversy
The minister stood up MPs waiting for a briefing on the reinstatement of the water board’s chief executive days after he was fired after a corruption investigation
State water projects ‘held to ransom’ by construction mafia
New Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina says she will work with municipalities that are in debt, diversify water supply to include desalination and introduce measures to…
From water to police: Senzo Mchunu’s legacy and Pemmy Majodina’s new job
Mchunu has left big shoes that need to be filled, according to experts