SECTION 63 INTERVENTION SERVICE DELIVERY BOOST FOR METSI-A-LEKOA  

Rand Water rents out 17 vehicles for Metsi-a-Lekoa to curb water losses

Vanderbijlpark - The Executive Mayor of Emfuleni Local Municipality (ELM), Cllr. Sipho Radebe together with the MMC Basic Services, Cllr Vincent Jones unveiled a fleet of 17 service delivery vehicles at Metsi-a-Lekoa offices yesterday. The vehicles have been rented by Rand Water as part of a resolution taken by the South African Cabinet to place ELM under Section 63 intervention of the National Water Services Act.

This meant that the National Government effectively took over the Water Services Authority Function of the Municipality and all its ancillary responsibilities. In light of the intervention, the Department of Water and Sanitation appointed Rand Water as an implementing agency to affect Section 63 intervention objectives.

With the understanding that the Cabinet decision came at the backdrop of the implementation of Section 139 (1) b of the constitution by the Gauteng Provincial Government, the municipality has committed to fully cooperate with the injunction.

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