Probe into link between infrastructure damage and water tankers in NW
Acting North West Premier Nono Maloyi on Tuesday confirmed that law enforcement had been roped in to investigate the link between damage to water infrastructure and the provision of water tankers in the province.
He delivered the State of the Province Address in Mahikeng on Tuesday.
Over the past year, residents in several municipalities in the North West have had to rely on water tankers due to erratic supply.
Maloyi said while the Department of Water and Sanitation has been working to improve the provision of water in the province, vandalism remains a huge problem.
"We are encouraging municipalities to start insourcing provision of water supply through tankers by procuring their own trucks. We have engaged the police to start investigating a possible link between the damage of water infrastructure and water tinkering in the province.
“We would like to urge our communities to be vigilant and report these incidents to the authorities. Vandalism of state infrastructure is tantamount to treason, and I would like to appeal to all segments of our society to help nip this criminal act in the bud," said Maloyi.
Maloyi promised that the Brits Water Treatment Plant would be completed by May.
"The completion of this project will bring an additional twenty mega-litres that will ensure the provision of water in the communities of Oukasi, Mothotlung, Damonsville, Mmankau, Brits town, Elandsrand, Letlhabile and Sonop.
“The pipeline from Mafenya to Tlhabane will be completed in April. The twenty-five mega-litre Tlhabane reservoir is 99% complete and will be handed over within the next two weeks.
“Additional boreholes have been drilled and equipped for both the Rooigrond Waste Water Treatment Plant and water augmentation project to address water provision challenges in Mahikeng," he said.
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