Government allocates R12.3-billion in infrastructure grants to municipalities [SOUND]

# Minister of Water and Sanitation, Pemmy Majodina, says government is intensifying efforts to address the country’s water and sanitation challenges. Government has allocated 12.3-billion-rand in infrastructure grants to municipalities during the current financial year. This is aimed at improving water security, rehabilitating ageing infrastructure, and expanding access to reliable services across all provinces. Majodina has acknowledged that many communities continue to face water interruptions, sewage spillages, deteriorating wastewater treatment systems and high levels of water losses: