Pemmy Majodina

"During these 100 days, we've received more than 250 complaints on a daily basis from communities regarding water security issues. Most complaints are about related functions from municipalities"

"We're satisfied that the ministry and the department addressed pressing challenges during the 100 days. We'll continue working with all stakeholders to address these challenges"

"This is a self-inflicted pain by the municipalities of Gauteng, because we warned the municipalities of Gauteng as early as June to take care of their water infrastructure, as they are losing lots of water"

"Surely we don’t want to be counted when there’s a war on water, so there must be a reference that says we did our part to save the continent from going to war due to lack of access to water"

"In the next AWW, we must step up our game and make sure that all the resolutions taken here are implemented. The time for talking is over"

"The only shortcoming I observed is that I was the only Minister of Water who is a woman. There is a lack of gender representation in this sector to the extent that there was no dedicated section dealing with the struggles that confront women"

"What we (South Africa) brought boldly to the fore is the need for water to be a priority on every panel. We learned a lot, but they also learned a lot from from us. We were not here just to absorb, but also to share"

"Specific work has already taken place, which include the upgrading of water treatment works, upgrading of raw water pumps, construction of new water reservoirs and the drilling and equipping of boreholes"

"The functions of the NWRIA will include the financing, development, operations and maintenance of the national water resource infrastructure and the treaty and non-treaty functions performed by the TCTA. Processes are now underway to manage the establishment of the agency"