Rand Water gives Mpumalanga municipality 30 days to pay its R387m debt

Rand Water has given Victor Khanye Local Municipality in Mpumalanga 30 days to pay its debt of almost R387m or face a 20% reduction in its bulk potable water services.On Wednesday, Rand Water notified the municipality, which has struggled to pay its account since 2019, that its debt of R386,947,508.31 was due on March 30. “The municipality’s continuous failure to make payment to Rand Water for the bulk water services debt is an outright breach of the relevant provisions of the BWSC [Bulk Water Supply Contract],” said the water entity. The utility stated in its notice that …