JOHANNESBURG - Government has a strategy to tackle the so-called water mafia which deliberately disrupts networks and infrastructure for profit.
Vandalism and extortion within the sector contributes to economic sabotage and robs citizens of access to water supply.
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These illegal activities cause a health hazard due to corrosion of pipes and valves.
Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister, David Mahlobo, and Hydropolitics Analyst Dr Sysman Motloung discussed this with eNCA.