The City of Tshwane and Emfuleni municipality have spent a combined R189.69m on water tanker services in the 2026/27 financial year so far, citing poor infrastructure as the cause for lack of reliable water supply.
This revelation comes a week after Gauteng CoGTA MEC Jacob Mamabolo held a meeting with municipalities on service delivery and heavy reliance on outsourcing provision of water to private tanker services.
Tshwane mayoral spokesperson, Samkelo Mgobozi, said tanker services are only a temporary intervention and not a long-term solution.
