Water and Sanitation says Sunday Times article about water boards earning almost R50-million is misleading [SOUND]

# The Water and Sanitation Department says the Sunday Time article, ‘Splashing out, Dry Taps as Water Boards drown in excess’ referring to board members earning almost 50-million-rand a year in board fees, is misleading. The department’s spokesperson, Wisane Mavasa, says the maximum amount earned by a board member in the last financial year was 1.7-million-rand. She adds that the statement in the article that some board members are pocketing as much as 100-thousand-rand per meeting is also misleading: