Government says it does not rule out any possibility of applying debt collection for water from municipalities on a punitive scale to those who owe the water boards.
While answering questions before the National Council of Provinces in Parliament on Thursday, Deputy President Paul Mashatile said the majority of the countrys municipalities are in arrears.
He says the Minister of Water and Sanitation, Pemmy Majodina , has made a call to individual municipalities to honour their obligations.