The Department of Water and Sanitation has invested R352m in assisting KwaZulu-Natal to respond to the immediate challenges of water scarcity, it was revealed on Wednesday.
Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Makonyane, who is on a fact-finding mission in KwaZulu-Natal visiting various sites which have been affected, said the provincial government
declared in December 2014 that it was in a crisis. “The current drought has been identified as being the worst since 1992.” 

She said out of 14 Water Services Authorities in the province,
currently four Water Services Authorities are adversely affected covering areas including the Lower South Coast, Illembe District Municipality, Richards Bay and the Umkhanyakude District Municipality. “Previously, the eThekwini and Amajuba municipal areas were not included in areas under water pressures, but a recent assessment has since dictated that drought alerts and relief efforts be directed to these two areas as well,” said Makonyane. …"We have invested R352m to assist the province response to the immediate challenges of water scarcity. “These resources have
been used to ensure boreholes are drilled, water is ferried to communities in need and innovative solutions are implemented to promote the efficient use of water in households”…