Igor Scheurkogel | Chronic Water Management has been transferred to a debt crisis of millions

The Minister of Water and Sanitary Facilities has imposed a stunning R25.6 billion in unpaid water accounts by municipalities for water boards

August 21, 2025 – 4:30 AM By means of Igor Scheurkogel

South Africa can no longer survive from the same failed board. The R25.6 billion water debt crisis is a wake-up call. They are ordinary residents, ratepayers and the poor who are undergone by the consequences of financial mismanagement: dry cranes, illness due to lack of water and sanitary facilities, and a future of non -sustainable services. We need new governance models for clean, capable administration where it is implemented …