The Minister of Water and Sanitation, Mr. Senzo Mchunu will conduct a working session in the Mpumalanga Province to assess the status of water and sanitation delivery in the province from 06 to 08 December 2021. The session will be at the Winkler Premier Hotel in White River. Minister Mchunu will be accompanied by his two deputies, Mr. David Mahlobo and Ms. Dikeledi Magadzi.

The Ministerial delegation will engage a variety of stakeholders to fully understand the status and challenges encountered in the delivery of efficient and effective water and sanitation services in the province. The engagements will include with the DWS Provincial Office, Mpumalanga Provincial Government, water agencies, water board, water services authorities, water user authorities, local government, irrigation boards and other sector stakeholders.

The engagement with the Mpumalanga Provincial Government delegation will be led by Premier Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane and will look at challenges to water and sanitation service delivery and ways to unlock such challenges to fast track service delivery to communities.

Minister Mchunu and Premier Mtsweni-Tsipane will then brief members of the media about the outcome of the engagement between the DWS and Provincial Government.

Source: Government of South Africa