. Water supply - The delegation wanted to know from the department what was being done to supply the area with water and what the time frame for this would be. The department was also asked what was being done to make water that is sourced from local rivers, safe for human consumption before a disease outbreak occurs. At the moment there has been a few recorded cases where children have contracted some or other water-borne disease. . Sanitation -The issue of water is closely linked with sanitation, because of the lack of bulk water infrastructure, there is a huge sanitation backlog.