Level three would entail supply of water at stipulated times a day, namely, only in the mornings and in the evenings at times to be announced, not unsimilar to electricity load shedding.<\/p>\n
Municipalities in Free State seem the least capable of filling water related posts, according to Stats SA\u2019s latest Non-financial census of municipalities report.<\/p>\n
The province recorded a vacancy rate of 24,4% in 2014. Of the 3,415 posts available in departments involved in water purification and water infrastructure, 833 were vacant.<\/p>\n
Eastern Cape municipalities, on the other hand, recorded the lowest provincial vacancy rate (9,9%), with 626 out of 6,294 posts left unfilled.<\/p>\n
The vacancy rate nation-wide for water related posts was 13%: 43,998 posts were available, of which 5,723 were vacant.<\/p>\n This rate was lower than the overall vacancy rate of 14,6% for all municipal posts, the study said.<\/p>\n The map below shows where vacancy rates were the highest in water management departments.<\/p>\n Tokologo Local Municipality in Free State topped the list (70.8%) in 2014. In second place was Westonaria in Gauteng (65.3%), followed by Polokwane in Limpopo (63.5%).<\/p>\n Joburg hit with tighter water restrictions<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n![\"Water1\"](\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Water1.jpg\")
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