Joburg Water's R4bn has not gone down the drain - mayor

Joburg mayor Dada Morero dismisses allegations that R4 billion vanished from the Joburg Water bank account.

- Vhahangwele Nemakonde

The allegations were shared by, among others, DA Joburg mayoral candidate Helen Zille, who claimed the money had been allocated for water maintenance.

The R4 billion was allegedly redirected from dealing with water challenges in the city. Zille alleged neither the mayor, nor anyone in the city could explain how the money "vanished".

"We've learned that R4 billion set aside for water suddenly vanished; it has been taken away. By who? The mayor doesn't know. The first thing you have to understand as the mayor is the budget," said Zille in a video shared by the DA.

Residents in parts of Joburg have been without water.