DWS, TCTA and Standard Bank to hold workshop on financial sustainability of the water sector as part of NWRS-3 implementation
Dr Sean Phillips, the Director-General of the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) will join government authorities, executive leaders of Trans Caledon Tunnel Authority (TCTA) and Standard Bank, in a workshop to engage on the implementation of the third National Water Resources Strategy (NWRS-3), on Thursday, 12 October 2023, at the Standard Bank Head Office in Johannesburg.
The workshop, themed Ensuring financial sustainability of the water sector, will also be attended by representatives from different stakeholders in the water sector and will interrogate detailed actions that are required to ensure financial sustainability of the water sector as per the strategic objectives in NWRS-3.
The NWRS-3 is a legal instrument for implementing or operationalising the National Water Act (Act 36 of 1998) and is also crucial for proper management of the nation’s water resources across all sectors towards achieving national government’s development objectives.
South Africa faces many and varied water security challenges which include deficient water infrastructure maintenance, inadequacy of funds for investment, recurrent droughts, inequitable access to water and sanitation, and a lack of skilled human capacity especially at municipal level.
To address these challenges, DWS continuously monitors the sector and develops responsive and proactive strategies to ensure sustainable water management.
Through its National Water Resource Strategy, which is reviewed every 5 years to guide water resources management in the country, the Department provides the foundation for financial sustainability on the entire water and sanitation value chain.
Members of the media are invited to the workshop and the details are as follows:
Date: Thursday, 12 October 2023
Venue: Standard Bank Head Office, 30 Baker Street, Rosebank, JHB
Time: 09:00 – 15:30
For media confirmations, please contact Sanku Tsunke on 066 299 2915/ tsunkes@dws.gov.za
For more information, contact
Wisane Mavasa, Spokesperson for the Department of Water and Sanitation
Cell: 060 561 8935
E-mail: mavasaw@dws.gov.za
