Lindiwe Sisulu’s water tariff freeze backfires
Financially stressed boards need bailouts and there’s been no consumer relief as municipalities hike prices
South Africa’s nine water boards, which manage infrastructure and treat and distribute water, are under severe financial stress after human settlements, water & sanitation minister Lindiwe Sisulu imposed a price freeze, preventing them from raising their tariffs...
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