Crisis deepens as eThekwini Water Department operates at half capacity

ETHEKWINI Water and Sanitation's (EWS) annual budgetary failure affecting contractors has escalated from gross incompetence to a predictable, systemic betrayal of public trust.

- COUNCILLOR YOGIS GOVENDER DA eThekwini exco member

Year after year, the department follows the same catastrophic script of squandering its allocation, slashing its workforce in half, and then feigning surprise when the city's infrastructure disintegrates.

An oversight visit by DA councillors revealed that water depots across the city were operating at less than 50% capacity. At the same time, plumbers and water tanker operators have allegedly not been paid since October last year.