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Five municipalities in the province owe water utility, Vaal Central Water about R 10 billion-rand.

Mangaung Metro partnered with the Central University of Technology, Vaal Central Water and DESTEA for a clean-up campaign in the city of Bloemfontein.Matjhabeng municipality with the biggest debt, owes R 6.9 billion followed by Mangaung with a R 978 000 debt.

Other owing municipalities are Kopanong, Nala and Mantsopa. The water utility says this is posing a threat to bulk water provision. Vaal Central Water’s operations and maintenance executive, Maruping Rapudungoane says, “The debt owed by the municipalities has put pressure in our operations affecting our ability to maintain and also upgrade the infrastructure.

This in turn can impact services in some areas however impact of quality and the reliability in some areas have always been maintained by the entity and we are prioritising service delivery to ensure that communities continue to receive safe clean and reliable water at all times.

 

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