CORRECTIVE MEASURES: Better late than never — Ramaphosa launches action plan to tackle SA’s water crisis
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CORRECTIVE MEASURES Better late than never — Ramaphosa launches action plan to tackle SA’s water crisis Four months behind schedule, President Cyril Ramaphosa has unveiled the National Water Action Plan. Managed by a new high-level committee modelled on the team that tackled load shedding, the strategy targets infrastructure failures, corruption and municipal revenue diversion to stabilise South Africa’s collapsing water supply. DMThis is a developing story, and Daily Maverick will publish further reports in the coming days.
- ▪CORRECTIVE MEASURES Better late than never — Ramaphosa launches action plan to tackle SA’s water crisis Four months behind schedule, President Cyril Ramaphosa has unveiled the National Water Action Plan.
- ▪Managed by a new high-level committee modelled on the team that tackled load shedding, the strategy targets infrastructure failures, corruption and municipal revenue diversion to stabilise South Africa’s collapsing water supply.
- ▪DMThis is a developing story, and Daily Maverick will publish further reports in the coming days.
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CORRECTIVE MEASURES Better late than never — Ramaphosa launches action plan to tackle SA’s water crisis Four months behind schedule, President Cyril Ramaphosa has unveiled the National Water Action Plan. Managed by a new high-level committee modelled on the team that tackled load shedding, the strategy targets infrastructure failures, corruption and municipal revenue diversion to stabilise South Africa’s collapsing water supply. By Lerato Mutsila 23 Jul 2026 Residents in Giyani, Limpopo, collect water from a communal tank, relying on shared sources as ongoing shortages affect the area.
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