South Africa - 1994 - Utilities

Water Supply and Sanitation Policy

Ministry of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, South Africa

The white paper on the water supply and sanitation policy pushes relevant stakeholders to fully commit to participating in the formulation process of water policies. The department of water affairs and forestry recognizes the importance of access to basic water supply and sanitation as a prerequisite for improvement on poverty and under-development as adopted by the government in the Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP). The policy sets out a clear policy course, goals, frameworks, and initiatives to be taken, to herald a new and improved vigour to tackling water supply and sanitation issues in South Africa.

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January 2022

The white paper on the water supply and sanitation policy pushes relevant stakeholders to fully commit to participating in the formulation process of water policies. The department of water affairs and forestry recognizes the importance of access to basic water supply and sanitation as a prerequisite for improvement on poverty and under-development as adopted by the government in the Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP). The policy sets out a clear policy course, goals, frameworks, and initiatives to be taken, to herald a new and improved vigour to tackling water supply and sanitation issues in South Africa.

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