Johannesburg’s implementation of the National Water Act, 1998 in Soweto, South Africa

Maphela, Bulelwa; Cloete, Fanie

doi:10.1080/0376835x.2019.1647834

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“…Similarly, Hudson et al (2018) and the Zimbabwe Service Level Benchmarking Report (SLB 2018) both conclude that WSS service provision requires an adequate technical capacity to implement sustainable operational and maintenance programmes including source water protection plans, water safety plans, risk management systems, infrastructure capital investment and repairs. For example, South Africa relies on 1,100 municipal plumbers countrywide to operate and maintain water infrastructure under the NWA (Maphela & Cloete 2020). This supports the view that capable managers are indispensable for an efficient water system (Lebel & Reed 2010).…”

Section: Technical/human Capacitymentioning

confidence: 77%

“…Two studies in South Africa by Folifac ( 2007) and Maphela & Cloete (2020) indicate that there are gaps between the national water policies and water services in most African countries which constrain the provision of WSS services. Both studies used mixed methods to collate data.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This programme led to the construction of water and sanitation services that cover 7 million people which are all regarded as real action. The right to water was also enacted in the South African National Constitution (a formal institution which provides the framework for all other legislation, rules and regulations) to redress past racial discrimination (Folifac 2007;Ménard et al 2017;Maphela & Cloete 2020). Most of the policy gaps which are identified come from flaws in these macro-institutions, for instance, 'badly defined property rights can introduce loopholes in procedures of implementation, opening room for opportunistic behaviour all the way up to bribery and corruption' (Ménard et al 2017).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Urban water conundrums in Zimbabwe – the role of water policy and its implementation gaps

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Zimbabwe's urban areas are experiencing a dearth of water services which is epitomized by acute water shortages and high morbidity due to waterborne diseases. The possible contribution of failures of water policy implementation to this state of affairs is explored. This review identifies and assesses 122 studies in Zimbabwe and in other countries that have analyzed water policies, in order to understand the factors which create gaps in policy implementation. It was found that these implementation gaps are mainly a result of capacity limitations in institutions; finances; social and technical/human resources. There is currently very limited literature available that analyses water policy in Zimbabwe. In order to overcome the water conundrums in Zimbabwe's urban areas it is recommended that a literature review combined with an empirical study of both qualitative and quantitative gaps between the ZNWP and its implementation be undertaken. In particular, the review and study should focus on capacity limitations in institutions; finances; social and technical/human resources in Zimbabwe.

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“…The water research sub-sector is critical in South Africa as the country is water-scarce and is the thirtieth driest country in the world [11,21,22]. As a result, the Government of South Africa established the Water Research Commission (WRC) in 1971 to spearhead water research and guide informed water decision-making through science and innovation [9].…”

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Resilience and Sustainability of the Water Sector during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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The COVID-19 pandemic brought unprecedented socio-economic changes, ushering in a “new (ab)normal” way of living and human interaction. The water sector was not spared from the effects of the pandemic, a period in which the sector had to adapt rapidly and continue providing innovative water and sanitation solutions. This study unpacks and interrogates approaches, products, and services adopted by the water sector in response to the unprecedented lockdowns, heralding novel terrains, and fundamental paradigm shifts, both at the community and the workplace. The study highlights the wider societal perspective regarding the water and sanitation challenges that grappled society before, during, after, and beyond the pandemic. The premise is to provide plausible transitional pathways towards a new (ab)normal in adopting new models, as evidenced by the dismantling of the normal way of conducting business at the workplace and human interaction in an era inundated with social media, virtual communication, and disruptive technologies, which have transitioned absolutely everything into a virtual way of life. As such, the novel approaches have fast-tracked a transition into the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR), with significant trade-offs to traditional business models and human interactions.

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“…The water insecurity challenges affecting South Africa can affect the socio-economic growth and achievements of SDG 6, as a clean water supply is required for citizens to ensure they maintain proper sanitation and hygiene as a corrective measure to the COVID-19 pandemic (Odendaal 2013). Given the pressure exerted on the water supply systems of many urban municipalities in South Africa, citizens in many informal settlements were exposed to the risk of contracting COVID-19, which, as a matter of urgency, required urgent measures to be taken (Maphela & Cloete 2020). Maphela and Cloete (2020) also submit that municipalities in South Africa should increase efficiency in managing water as a scarce resource by equating its supply to the demand as the population grows.…”

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COVID-19 and the attainment of Sustainable Development Goal 6 (clean water and sanitation) in South Africa

Zindi

Shava

2022

j. gov. res. innov.

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Background: Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 demands that countries globally provide clean water and sanitation to their citizens. The outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic triggered various obstacles to the attainment of this goal, especially in developing states that struggle to render clean water and sanitation to their ever-growing populations.Aim: The aim of the study is to analyse the effects of COVID-19 on the attainment of SDG 6 (clean water and sanitation) in South African municipalities.Setting: Several South African municipalities.Methods: The article utilised expansive documentary sources on the SDGs, United Nations and World Health documents, journal articles and textbooks on water service provision in South African municipalities for analysis. Qualitative thematic analysis based on documents was employed to examine the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the attainment of SDG 6 in South African municipalities.Results: The study indicates that local municipalities struggled to provide clean water to informal settlements where water supply infrastructure is not even available. Results also revealed that some urban municipalities in Gauteng Province are grappling with the provision of clean water supply to their informal settlements, which poses a risk of an outbreak of COVID-19 and a delay in the attainment of SDG 6 in general.Conclusion: The study concludes that the South African government needs to embrace a truly bottom-up approach as opposed to a trickle-down approach to water service provision. This is because local authorities have greater proximity and thus a better understanding of the social and economic challenges within their communities and can effectively implement strategies towards addressing these challenges of providing clean water to communities.

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Johannesburg’s implementation of the National Water Act, 1998 in Soweto, South Africa

Cited by 13 publications

References 20 publications

Urban water conundrums in Zimbabwe – the role of water policy and its implementation gaps

Urban water conundrums in Zimbabwe – the role of water policy and its implementation gaps

Resilience and Sustainability of the Water Sector during the COVID-19 Pandemic

COVID-19 and the attainment of Sustainable Development Goal 6 (clean water and sanitation) in South Africa

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