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

With less than a month to go before the 4 November elections, major South African political parties have outlined their strategies to address the country’s worsening water crisis, ranging from increased private investment to tighter state control.

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.

The ANC has pledged to invest at least 8% of the value of municipal assets in maintenance and renewal each year to combat the crisis.