(1) No, as a Minister of Water and Sanitation I do not have powers to change the name of the Vanderkloof Dam in Northern Cape. This power is vested in the Minister of Arts and Culture.
(2) No, the Department is not aware of a petition against such change by the Residents of the Renosterberg Local Municipality.
(3) No, as the Minister of Water and Sanitation I will not be making any statement.