Department of Water and Sanitation

Department of Water and Sanitation
List
  • 10 other official names:
  • Departement van Waterwese en Bosbou (Afrikaans)
  • umNyango wezaManzi namaHlathi (Southern Ndebele)
  • iSebe lezaManzi namaHlathi (Xhosa)
  • uMnyango Wezamanzi Namahlathi (Zulu)
  • Litiko Letemanti Netemahlatsi (Swazi)
  • Kgoro ya Merero ya Meetse le Kagodikgwa (Northern Sotho)
  • Lefapha la Merero ya Metsi le Meru (Sotho)
  • Lefapha la Merero ya Metsi le Dikgwa (Tswana)
  • Ndzawulo ya Timhaka ta Mati ni Swihlahla (Tsonga)
  • Muhasho wa zwa Maḓi na Maḓaka (Venda)
Department overview
Formed1912; 112 years ago (1912) (as the Department of Irrigation in the Union of South Africa)
JurisdictionGovernment of South Africa
Annual budgetR 18.555 billion (2022/23)[1]
Minister responsible
Deputy Ministers responsible
Department executive
  • Margaret-Ann Diedricks, Director-General: Water Affairs
Websitehttps://www.dws.gov.za/

The Department of Water and Sanitation is one of the departments of the South African government. It is responsible for the state of water and sanitation in South Africa.

In May 2009, following the election of Jacob Zuma, the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry was divided, with the forestry responsibility being transferred to the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. The Department of Water and Sanitation was established in May 2014 by President Jacob Zuma with former Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane becoming the first Minister (26 May 2014 – 28 January 2018). She was replaced by Gugile Nkwinti.[2]

  1. ^ "Department of Water and Sanitation - Annual Report 2022/23" (PDF).
  2. ^ http://www.infrastructurene.ws/2018/02/27/cabinet-reshuffle-meet-the-new-minister-of-water-and-sanitation/