BY KEDIBONE MOLAETSI

THE DEMOCRATIC Alliance said they will force the minister of water and sanitation, Nomvula Mokonyane to release the 2014 Blue and Green Drop reports.

DA deputy shadow minister of water and sanitation, Leon Basson said Nomvula’s reluctance shows the lack of transparency. “Mokonyane’s actions show the government’s unwillingness to own up and confront South Africa’s water crisis. She promised to release the reports in September 2015, but she missed the deadline without an explanation.

“Mokonyane’s inaction in this regard raises serious concerns. She is not committed to solve the country’s water problems.  Her department’s poor management of water infrastructure has already compounded the effects of the drought currently facing South Africa. Earlier this week, during an oral reply in parliament, she refused to give a date for release of the reports.” Basson said.

Basson said the Blue Drop programme measures water treatment plants and the quality of drinking water. He said that the programme assesses the quality of wastewater treatment.

“These reports are crucial for identifying systems that fail to provide communities with clean and safe water. The DWS clearly has something to hide regarding the state of our water infrastructure. The DA urgently calls on Mokonyane to stop stalling and table the 2014 Blue and Green Drop Reports in Parliament within the next seven days. Failing to do so, the DA will request the reports through the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2 of 2000.”

-TDN

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