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Some municipalities have already declared that they are unable to pay their debt.

The enormous R10 billion debt that five Free State municipalities owe bulk water supplier Vaal Central Water is threatening water security in the province.

The water utility recently reported its mounting debt to the Free State Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance, saying it would cause cashflow problems.Committee chairperson Armand Cloete says this is a classic case of mismanagement. “Ultimately, it’s an interstate debt crisis we are experiencing in the Free State currently. Why do I say that? Well, the state is owing itself money. A municipality owes a water board such as Vaal Central Water…these are huge amounts, and it affects residents. Residents are buying water or they are paying for water but when the debt levels are growing and Vaal Central decides to stop the water, it affects those residents; and that’s a problem we have to attend to quite quickly.

They said their taps have been dry for almost six months, leaving them running around daily in search of water.NC police officer released on bail after allegedly raping minor Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.

 

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