Mbalula notes Makhanda’s water woes and promises improvement

ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has acknowledged that Makana Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape has faced significant challenges over water provision, an issue that has drawn criticism of the ANC-led municipality.

Mbalula was campaigning in Makhanda ahead of Local Government Elections next week.

He says the party is strengthening councillor capacity and that government interventions to improve water infrastructure will continue beyond the elections.

“The issue of the old infrastructure is something that we inherited, and that is what is being attended to. Moving from asbestos to modernised new infrastructure, that is actually being done. We admit that has been a big challenge for Makhanda and the ANC was attacked about this and that is why we intervened decisively. And that decisive intervention will continue beyond the election.

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