The DA is deeply concerned by the gravity of allegations made, and believe it critical that the media understand the alternative side of the story being peddled by #AnitCorruptionSisulu Dear MyPE The Minister of Water and Sanitation and Human Settlement, Lindiwe Sisulu's press conference today was a deliberate attempt by her spin doctors to obscure serious, criminal claims faced by the Minster with specific reference to alleged tender meddling at Amatola and Lepelle Water Boards. The … [Read more...] about Smoke and Mirrors: Sisulu scrambles for cover
Emma Powell
Sisulu and and her top aide hit panic button
Dear MyPE The Democratic Alliance (DA) notes Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements Minister, Lindiwe Sisulu’s media statement, released after 21h00 on Saturday evening, 2 May, noting that an urgent decision has been taken to end the term of office of the current interim Amatola Water Board and to appoint legal administrators to manage the Board’s affairs. Interestingly, the Minister noted that decisions taken by the Board would remain valid and in force – including an investigation … [Read more...] about Sisulu and and her top aide hit panic button
Minister Sisulu appoints disgraced Gugile Nkwinti
Some Familiar Names in new Advisory Committee of rogues Dear MyPE The Democratic Alliance (DA) has learnt that Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, Lindiwe Sisulu, has hired ex-Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti as Chairperson of a newly established Ministerial Advisory Committee on Water Services. By invoking S76(1) of the Water Service Act, Sisulu is able to bypass Ministerial Handbook staff limits and continue to stack her political deck by … [Read more...] about Minister Sisulu appoints disgraced Gugile Nkwinti
Mounting municipal debt threatens to collapse water services
Dear MyPE Municipalities across South Africa owe more than R14.9 billion to Water Boards. The scale of this crisis was revealed during a joint sitting of the Portfolio Committees for the Departments of Water and Sanitation (DWS) and Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) on Tuesday. Despite an Inter-Ministerial Task Team (IMTT) having been appointed in 2017 to stem mounting liabilities, municipal debt has increased by R1.7 billion between March 2018 and September 2018 with … [Read more...] about Mounting municipal debt threatens to collapse water services
