King Cetshwayo water slashed over bad debt
uMngeni-uThukela Water says it's reducing the bulk water supply to King Cetshwayo District Municipality due to its outstanding debt.
It says the municipality owes the water board around R600 million.
The utility's Siyabonga Maphumulo says the district municipality last made payment in over two years ago.
"However, instead of repaying the outstanding debt, and despite an intervention by the Department of Water and Sanitation to mediate the debt impasse, the King Cetshwayo District elected to issue uMngeni-uThukela Water with an intention to terminate the bulk water supply agreement.
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"As a last resort, uMngeni-uThukela Water then communicated its intention to reduce the daily water volumes it supplies to the King Cetshwayo District Municipality from 46 mega litres to 36 mega litres with effect from 12 March 2025. This reduction will remain in place until a payment plan for the outstanding debt is reached."
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