# The Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs has urged municipalities to honor agreements with Rand Water amid an over eight-billion-rand debt. Rand Water highlighted issues like illegal connections, infrastructure damage, and non-payment, leading to financial strain. The committee called for improved intergovernmental relations, and partnerships for infrastructure upgrades, to prevent water supply cuts in vulnerable communities. A special-purpose vehicle model was also discussed to ease debt pressures.
Cogta calls for stronger relations to address Rand Water debt crisis