Government should pay WUC

Thursday, September 15, 2016

In our Wednesday issue, we published a story stating that government departments and ministries owe the Water Utilities Corporation (WUC) P211 million in unpaid bills, straining the cash-strapped utility that has been running losses for several years.

The latest figure is a jump from the P130 million the recent winter Parliament was told government owed, in response to a question by Boteti East Member of Parliament, Sethomo Lelatisitswe.

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.

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