R100-billion needed to staunch KZN`s water woes
(WorldNews Environment)

KwaZulu-Natal will have to spend R100-billion over the next 10 years to replace ageing water infrastructure and build new dams to meet the demand by residents of its 54 municipalities. This is according to the progress report on a provincial water master plan presented by the KwaZulu-Natal government last week to the province`s co-operative governance portfolio committee, which has identified the lack of maintenance and replacement of ageing facilities as being central to the province`s water crisis. The plan is being developed in conjunction with the national water and sanitation department in response to the province`s water crisis. But residents of municipalities facing ongoing water...