The maintenance of water infrastructure was again in the spotlight on Tuesday when the Democratic Alliance presented the outcome of their oversight visits to various municipalities. The party visited 50 municipalities in the North West, Eastern Cape, Limpopo, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape.

Members of Parliament Phumzile Van Damme, Leon Basson and Tarnia Baker stressed the importance of properly managing scarce water resources. "This is vital not only for human consumption, but for food security," Van Damme said. The party slammed the African National Congress for what they termed "mismanagement of the infrastructure", while lauding the Western Cape for being "great examples" of how water treatment should be managed.