PRETORIA - Millions of South Africans still do not have access to clean, piped water.
Those that do struggle with constant supply outages. To deal with the crisis, government is hosting the National Water and Sanitation Indaba.
President Cyril Ramaphosa will delivered his keynote address.
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Delegates discussed how to provide sustainable water and sanitation services. Supply problems have been blamed on ageing infrastructure, poor maintenance, and organised crime. Residents have also been blamed for overconsumption.
The Indaba takes place during both National Water and Human Rights months, a stark reminder that water is a basic right that not all have.
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Can the Water Indaba in Midrand devise solutions to this worrying trend?
Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister, David Mahlobo, casts light on the issue.