{"id":1067,"date":"2026-08-15T11:51:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T09:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/parliament-starts-public-hearings-on-water-services-amendment-bill-in-graskop\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T11:51:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T09:51:56","slug":"parliament-starts-public-hearings-on-water-services-amendment-bill-in-graskop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zu_za\/iphalamende-liqala-ukulalelwa-komphakathi-mayelana-nomthethosivivinywa-wokuchitshiyelwa-kwezinsizakalo-zamanzi-egraskop\/","title":{"rendered":"IPhalamende Liqala Ukulalelwa Kwezimvo Zomphakathi Ngomthethosivivinywa Wokuchitshiyelwa Kwezinsizakalo Zamanzi eGraskop"},"content":{"rendered":"

IKomidi Lephalamende Lezokuphathwa Kwamanzi Nokuhlanzeka laqala imihlangano yomphakathi ezweni lonke mayelana noMthethosivivinywa Wokuchitshiyelwa Kwezinsizakalo Zamanzi eGraskop, eMpumalanga mhla ziyi-14 kuNcwaba 2026. Lo Mthethosivivinywa ufuna uhlelo olusha lokunikeza amalayisense oluyimpoqo kubo bonke abahlinzeki bezinsizakalo zamanzi, amazinga aphansi okusebenza, izinhlawulo eziqinile zokungalandeli imithetho, kanye namandla athuthukisiwe okuphoqelela uNgqongqoshe ukubhekana nokwehluleka okuqhubekayo kwezinsizakalo zamanzi.<\/p>\n

UMthethosivivinywa Ufuna Ukuqinisa Ukuphendula Emkhakheni Wamanzi<\/h4>\n

UMthethosivivinywa Wokuchitshiyelwa Kwezinsizakalo Zamanzi wethula iwindi lokuthobela imithetho yezinyanga eziyi-12 ngemuva kokuphothulwa kwemithethonqubo yabo bonke abahlinzeki bezinsizakalo zamanzi ukuze bathole futhi balondoloze amalayisense. ULeon Basson, usihlalo wekomidi lephothifoliyo, uthe izinguquko zamalayisense zizovumela uMnyango Wezamanzi Nokuhlanzeka ukuthi uhoxise amalayisense lapho izinsizakalo zinganele khona bese uwanikeza izikhungo ezinekhono elingcono.<\/p>\n

Lo Mthethosivivinywa uphinde ubeke izidingo zobungcweti ezincane zabaqhubi futhi ubeka izijeziso eziqinile kubahlinzeki abangenazo ilayisensi noma abangasebenzi kahle. Lezi zinguquko zihlose ukuthuthukisa ukuphathwa kwengqalasizinda yamanzi, ukubhekana nezinkinga eziqhubekayo zekhwalithi yesevisi, kanye nokuvala izikhala ekuphoqelelweni komthetho eziye zaphazamisa ukuzibophezela emkhakheni wamanzi.<\/p>\n

Isikhathi Esinqunyiwe Sokubamba Iqhaza Komphakathi Nokuthumela<\/h4>\n

Ikomidi ligcizelele ukuthi uvo lomphakathi olubalulekile lubalulekile ukuze kube nomthetho ophendulayo nosebenzayo. ULeon Basson ugcizelele ukuthi, \u201cUkuhlanganyela komphakathi akuyona nje into eyenzeka ngokushesha. Kuyisibopho somthethosisekelo esiqinisekisa ukuthi umthetho uyaphendula ezidingweni nasezifisweni zabantu.\u201d Izethulo ezibhaliwe mayelana noMthethosivivinywa ziyamukelwa kuze kube ngumhla zingama-28 kuNhlolanja 2026, njengoba kushiwo esazisweni sephalamende.<\/p>\n

Imihlangano yomphakathi iphawula isigaba sokuqala enkambisweni engaholela ezinguqukweni ezinkulu endleleni izinsizakalo zamanzi nokuhlanzeka ezilawulwa futhi zilethwa ngayo kulo lonke elaseNingizimu Afrika. Kulindeleke eminye imihlangano kanye nokubuyekezwa njengoba imibono yomphakathi iqoqwa futhi icatshangwa.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

IPhalamende seliqalile ukulalelwa kwemihlangano yomphakathi mayelana noMthethosivivinywa Wokuchitshiyelwa Kwezinsizakalo Zamanzi eGraskop, licindezela ukuhlinzekwa kwamalayisense okuyimpoqo, izinhlawulo eziqinile, kanye nezinguquko zokuzibophezela.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[887,889,886,888,885],"class_list":["post-1067","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sa-news","tag-graskop","tag-portfolio-committee-on-water-and-sanitation","tag-public-hearings","tag-water-sector","tag-water-services-amendment-bill"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nParliament Starts Public Hearings on Water Services Amendment Bill in Graskop - MK Party<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zu_za\/iphalamende-liqala-ukulalelwa-komphakathi-mayelana-nomthethosivivinywa-wokuchitshiyelwa-kwezinsizakalo-zamanzi-egraskop\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Parliament Starts Public Hearings on Water Services Amendment Bill in Graskop\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Parliament has begun public hearings on the Water Services Amendment Bill in Graskop, pushing mandatory licensing, stricter penalties, and accountability reforms.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zu_za\/iphalamende-liqala-ukulalelwa-komphakathi-mayelana-nomthethosivivinywa-wokuchitshiyelwa-kwezinsizakalo-zamanzi-egraskop\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"MK Party\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-08-15T09:51:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/uMkhonto-Wesizwe.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"300\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"300\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Siphiwe Khaya\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Siphiwe Khaya\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/parliament-starts-public-hearings-on-water-services-amendment-bill-in-graskop\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/parliament-starts-public-hearings-on-water-services-amendment-bill-in-graskop\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Siphiwe Khaya\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/#\/schema\/person\/9f56905371434eb29146240baa3cb283\"},\"headline\":\"Parliament Starts Public Hearings on Water Services Amendment Bill in Graskop\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-15T09:51:56+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-08-15T09:51:56+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/parliament-starts-public-hearings-on-water-services-amendment-bill-in-graskop\/\"},\"wordCount\":288,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"Graskop\",\"Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation\",\"public hearings\",\"water sector\",\"Water Services Amendment Bill\"],\"articleSection\":[\"SA News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"zu\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/parliament-starts-public-hearings-on-water-services-amendment-bill-in-graskop\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/parliament-starts-public-hearings-on-water-services-amendment-bill-in-graskop\/\",\"name\":\"Parliament Starts Public Hearings on Water Services Amendment Bill in Graskop - 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