Need for partnerships in water sector emphasised

With South Africa’s water infrastructure in need of an upgrade, advisory firm KPMG says utilities and the private sector need to form partnerships that will ensure that these upgrades take place. “The main challenge in the water sector is not only the provision of infrastructure but its maintenance as well. As can be seen in the Green Drop report, the facilities of many waste water treatment plants are failing and it is almost always linked to either a lack of funding or a lack of skills to maintain these plants,” says KPMG associate director Antonino Manus.