The crisis of municipal debt to water boards may lead to some of the entities being bankrupt. As of June this year the municipal debt to water boards is at over R22 billion with an average increase of 151% between 2019 to 2024. Some of the boards for example the Vaal Central Water and Magalies Water, face bankruptcy in the next six to 12 months.

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