Water crisis: What the ANC, DA, EFF and MK party promise ahead of the 4 November local elections

Their local government manifestos set out plans ranging from private investment to tighter state control, with less than a month to go before the 4 November elections.

South Africa faces a severe and worsening water crisis.

MK party water policy: State control and tackling mismanagement in eThekwini

The MK party’s manifesto framed water as a matter of state ownership.

Reverse the policies that seek to privilege private capital at the expense of the state in the provision of water infrastructure, according to the MK party.

Compare the water promises in the ANC, DA, EFF and MK party.

A call to fix South Africa’s water crisis