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Mayor of Tshwane, Cilliers Brink with stakeholders during the launch of R33m water security project. Image: Twitter/@CityTshwane

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City of Tshwane gets R33m from Denmark for water security project

The City of Tshwane has collaborated with the Danish City of Aarhus to launch a R33 million water-security project to help improve the Metro Municipality’s capacity to manage its water resources. The launch took place at the University of Pretoria’s Future Africa Campus on Monday, 8 May. CITY OF TSHWANE LAUNCHES R33 MILLION WATER PROJECT […]

By Hennely Nel
09-05-23 16:16
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City of Tshwane - water crisis
Mayor of Tshwane, Cilliers Brink with stakeholders during the launch of R33m water security project. Image: Twitter/@CityTshwane

The City of Tshwane has collaborated with the Danish City of Aarhus to launch a R33 million water-security project to help improve the Metro Municipality’s capacity to manage its water resources.

The launch took place at the University of Pretoria’s Future Africa Campus on Monday, 8 May.

CITY OF TSHWANE LAUNCHES R33 MILLION WATER PROJECT

City of Tshwane Executive Mayor, Cilliers Brink said essentially, the partnership is a window of opportunity for the municipality to learn best practices in water security and management from the Danish government.

Brink said the two cities have agreed to collaborate on water management projects such as reducing non-revenue water losses, conducting active leak detection, prioritising pipe replacement, focusing on own water generation and managing waste water effectively.

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“The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has allocated R33 million to the project. This will go towards funding different study models and concepts that seek to enhance Tshwane’s water security. The project will run from 1 April 2023 until 31 March 2026.

“We know we face many water challenges in Tshwane, such as in Hammanskraal and other parts, therefore it is important that we work with other world-class cities and learn from them so that we can build a capital city that works for all its people.”

City of Tshwane Executive Mayor, Cilliers Brink

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Tshwane Executive Mayor during the launch. Image: Twitter/@CityTshwane.

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HAMMANSKRAAL WATER CRISIS

In 2022 Hammanskraal residents called on the Presidency to intervene in the ongoing water crisis which has lasted for about two decades.

The Rooiwal WasteWater treatment plant which supplies Hammanskraal in Pretoria North was contaminated with human faeces a while back. Residents have had to use and consume the contaminated water which poses serious health risks.

Residents said they get runny tummies whenever they drink the water. They also alleged that complaints about the crisis have fallen on deaf ears.

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) also probed the ongoing crisis in Hammanskraal. Its report found the City of Tshwane had not met its constitutional obligation to provide clean water to residents.

The Commission said lack of clean water was a violation of Human Rights as families say they can’t use the brownish and slimy water coming out of their taps.

In August 2021, ActionSA tabled a report which confirmed that the water poses serious health risks.

The report found that the water can cause deadly diseases like cancer and has a severe impact on people’s nervous system, due to toxic iron and copper levels.

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This article was originally published by Nokwanda Ncwane.

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