Gauteng Premier and African National Congress (ANC) Provincial Chairperson, Panyaza Lesufi, stated that the province will take a firm stance to ensure service delivery. Lesufi made these comments during a media briefing at the province’s head office of Ruth First in Saxonwold following the party’s provincial lekgotla over the weekend. One of the resolutions reached was the necessity to rebuild party structures in Gauteng, which achieved 34% of the provincial vote in the May elections.
Lesufi says the water challenges facing residents are being tackled.
“I had to summon all the executive mayors two days ago to say this is unacceptable. We must not behave as if we don’t know that there will be summer in December or September and that we don’t know that there will be winter next year and we want to plan in the middle of those seasons when we know the challenges that will happen,” adds Lesufi.
“Indeed, 37% of our water is either stolen or lost due to leakages, which is impacting many communities. However, we are excited to announce the establishment of a joint committee between the provincial government, Rand Water, and municipalities to address these issues,” explained Lesufi.
