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Water sector

Reporting / Special Audit Reports / Water sector
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Click here to read the full report

 

This report looks at how government, its water value chain and other roleplayers in the water accountability ecosystem are managing one of the country’s most valuable resources (water). In this report, the AG paints a concerning picture of “failures throughout the water value chain, including weak planning and oversight, inadequate management of water and wastewater infrastructure and poor water conservation and demand management practices”.

 

Interactive report

Follow the links in the document to easily navigate the report

  • Special report – interactive PDF

 

Previous special reports

  • First flood relief special report
  • First covid-19 special report
  • Second covid-19 special report
  • Third covid-19 special report
  • Water report

 

 

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