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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The Department of Water and Sanitation says it\u2019s having mixed success in the National Treasury withholding grant funding to municipalities that don\u2019t pay their bills to water boards on time.<\/p>\n

But it says it has managed to save at least two water boards from bankruptcy by enforcing this approach.<\/p>\n

As of the end of July, municipalities owed water boards over R25 billion.<\/p>\n

Addressing Parliament\u2019s portfolio committee on Tuesday, Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation Sello Seithlolo said that the Vaal Central and Magalies water boards were now in a better financial position since municipalities had been forced to pay them within 30 days or not receive their quarterly funding from the national fiscus.<\/p>\n

This measure has been in place for three financial quarters.<\/p>\n

“This mechanism will remain in place until the most non-compliant municipalities demonstrate consistent payment of their current invoices,” Seithlolo said.<\/p>\n

The department\u2019s director-general, Sean Phillips, said that since December, it had received 35 requests for funding to municipalities to be withheld.<\/p>\n

“There\u2019s still a lot of progress to be made. It\u2019s a mixed picture: very good progress in some municipalities, not yet sufficient progress in other municipalities.”<\/p>\n

Phillips said this approach remains a last resort to get non-compliant municipalities to pay their current debt to bulk water suppliers.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Africa<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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