DA submits 2 memoranda of demands to CoJ, calls for end to city's water crisis

JOHANNESBURG - The Democratic Alliance (DA) said it had submitted two memoranda of demands to the City of Johannesburg, calling for an end to the city's water crisis. 

The party protested outside the Joburg municipal council meeting on Wednesday.

They submitted the first memorandum to the office of Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero, calling for the dissolution of the cadre-appointed board of Johannesburg Water. 

The second was handed to the office of Joburg Council Speaker Nobuhle Mthembu, urging her to ensure that these processes were properly implemented.

The DA's Belinda Kayser-Echeozonjoku: "The ANC/ActionSA/EFF/PA coalition governing the city is driving the CoJ into the ground, and cannot be allowed to continue. Their practices of cadre deployment and misgovernance are now clearly failing. Residents have the right to services, and the right to transparency when services are at risk."

She said that qualified individuals should be appointed.
 
"The alternative from the DA is now unavoidable: dissolve the board of Johannesburg Water, reconstitute it with those who have the necessary technical expertise to fix the mess created by cadres and stop our taps running dry. The situation in Johannesburg is untenable, and without immediate intervention and changes, we are staring down the barrel of a full-blown humanitarian crisis."