Service delivery | Billions of litres lost as water crisis deepens

As South Africans prepare to head to the polls in the upcoming local government elections, one of the issues shaping sentiment is the state of basic service delivery, particularly access to reliable water. Despite being one of the world's water-scarce countries, South Africa loses nearly half of its treated municipal water through leaks, aging infrastructure, theft, faulty meters and administrative failures. So, how much of the country's water crisis is about scarcity, and how much is about governance? Let's find out from the Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation, David Mahlobo. For more news, visit sabcnews.com and #SABCNews on all Social Media platforms.