{"id":866799,"date":"2026-07-20T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=866799"},"modified":"2026-07-20T10:22:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T08:22:07","slug":"ramaphosa-banks-on-new-state-owned-company-and-new-laws-for-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/government\/866799\/ramaphosa-banks-on-new-state-owned-company-and-new-laws-for-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Ramaphosa banks on new state-owned company and new laws for South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

President Cyril Ramaphosa says a new state-owned entity, the National Water Resources Infrastructure Agency, and new laws in the Water Services Amendment Bill will help South Africa’s water crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his latest letter to the nation, the president reflected on the need to expand access to safe and reliable water to underserved communities across South Africa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The country has been facing mounting water issues, be it scarcity, the collapse of municipal infrastructure, or poor-quality water, as reflected in the Blue and Green Drop water reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

South Africa’s water crisis is not simply an access issue, but also a health issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Communities that lack access to reliable and clean water sources often turn to other avenues, such as rivers or streams, which have resulted in the outbreak of disease, such as cholera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In such cases, as in the Hammanskraal community, lives have been lost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Parts of our country are experiencing worsening water shortages and deteriorating water quality. In some places, ageing water infrastructure has collapsed,” the president said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Ramaphosa, resolving South Africa’s various water crises is a key priority, and one that has been touted since the State of the Nation Address earlier in the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said the government has launched several initiatives to drive this, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n