Hon Minister, what are the timelines for the Department of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation and the intervention team for the implementation plan for intervening and mitigating the deteriorating conditions of the Vaal River? Thank you.
The MINISTER OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS, WATER AND SANITATION: Hon
member, the timeframes depend entirely on how much money we have. We have the requisite money to be able to do what needs to be done and we will do it as soon as possible. Thank you.
Question 263:
The MINISTER OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS, WATER AND SANITATION: Hon House
Chair, I think I qualify for an award for today. The question is why does Mandela City informal settlement in Stellenbosch Local
Municipality have toilets without prefabricated doors? I don't know how to respond to this and I think the member who asked this question, knew what the answer is. What the Stellenbosch Local Municipality does, is to put precast concrete toilet units with durable doors, which have metal hinges in the toilets. We have people who are you know, very disrespectable of people's privacy and the doors keep getting lost and stolen on a regular basis. That's why we don't have doors on those toilets; they are stolen on regular basis. [Applause.] Thank you.