Deputy minister claims water insecurity is a thing of the past

Deputy minister claims water insecurity is a thing of the past

The Department of Water and Sanitation, through David Mahlobo, claim water insecurity in the country is a thing of the past.

Deputy minister says SA has moved past water insecurity

The city of Cape Town is currently hosting the last day of the Water Security Africa Conference. Speaking at the three-day conference, Deputy Minister David Mahlobo said water insecurity was a thing of the past. He was delivering the keynote address under the theme ‘Delivering Water Security and Sustainability for All: A Vision for Inclusive Development’. Mahlobo said, “Siloed thinking must be left behind, and an integrated, multi-sectoral respo…

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“Every issue we face, water is at the heart of it,” says Deputy Minister for Water and Sanitation David Mahlobo. Water is the most basic and fundamental human right, underpinning the right life, and access to it is no longer a question of ‘how,’ but ‘why not?’ The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) reports that around 3.5 million poor people lack access to water and 16 million lack adequate sanitation, the deputy minister comments, “T…