Govt�s unpaid water bill sails past P200m

On Monday, before the ongoing Parliamentary Committee on Statutory Bodies, WUC acting CEO, Mmetla Masire said the Corporation’s finances were weighed down by significant debt, led by government.

He said efforts to recover the debt were hampered by a directive that government ministries and departments should not be disconnected for non-payment. “When we were allowed to cut, we were recovering monies. The policy used to work because we got responses.