MyZA

News, Directory, Events and Other Stuff

You are here: Home / News / Water Tanker Mafia Sabotage Is Criminal

Water Tanker Mafia Sabotage Is Criminal

Statement by Stephen Moore MP – DA Spokesperson on Water and Sanitation:

The DA has written an urgent letter to Minister Majodina, requiring her reply about criminal cases brought against known Water Tanker Mafia who are sabotaging water infrastructure to keep their emergency contracts in place.

Last week Minister Pemmy Majodina submitted a written reply to a parliamentary question, in which she confirmed as a matter of fact that Water Tanker Mafia are sabotaging water pipes and pumps to keep up their multi-billion Rand tanker business.

This is outrageous, and should be met with the most serious, focused national criminal crackdown.

Majodina has provided no documented examples or account of criminal charges her department has opened, for these water tanker criminals to be pursued. Why is she not bringing national law enforcement to bare on something happening in broad daylight where the perpetrators are known by name?

If she admits to Parliament she knows they’re doing it, she is responsible for criminal action to be secured.

I must also challenge Minister Pemmy Majodina to announce publicly the number of water mafia cases her Department has referred to law enforcement bodies, and tell us their status.

Why have there been no arrests?

Her Department is also a member of NATJOINTS (National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure), yet the public remains in the dark on the number of cases her Department has referred, their nature and progress, in terms of arrests.

Arrests and prosecutions will stop the sabotage, not delays.

Addressing the water tanker mafia is also a key component of the President’s Water Crisis Action Plan, which he promised in February but only delivered in July. Referrals and arrests stemming from this are currently unknown.

It is not good enough for a government plan to promise it “must do” something – the plan needs to be implemented.

Minister Majodina’s Department is custodian of the nation’s water and is constitutionally tasked with ensuring water is effectively delivered, which mafia behaviour jeopardises.

South Africans deserve answers on what is being done against criminal actions that keep taps dry. Arrest and prosecute the Water Tanker Mafia now!

Words and task teams will not restore flowing taps – accountability and arrests will.

Category: Tag:

If you feel strongly about this article then feel free to send MyZA a ‘Letter to the Editor’ using the submission form below:

Letter to the Editor

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
If this is in response to an article please include that article title here or as the lead in for the first paragraph of your Letter below.

Separate tags with commas

Localise your letter by naming the city your words are about. Add relevant words describing your subject. Single comma separated words of no more than 5
Your Name(Required)
Your Name will be linked to the website below.
Your personal, business or social media web site
Choose NO to not set up a user account on MyZA. User Accounts will allow you to submit letters under your own Author Name

3 Latest Letters to the Editor:

  • Older Persons Grants Land Today — No Need to Queue at Dawn

    Dear Editor, Older Persons grants are paid today, 30 October, under SASSA’s revised November payment schedule — with disability grants on Monday 2 November, children’s grants on Tuesday 3 November, and grants under review on Thursday 5 November. Two things every beneficiary should know. First, grant money does not expire on payment day. It stays…

  • November Grants Pay Early – No Need to Queue at Dawn

    Dear Editor, I run SAGrant (sagrant.co.za), a free resource helping South Africans navigate SASSA grants. November grants pay earlier than usual. Older Persons grants are paid on Friday 30 October, Disability grants on 2 November, and Child Support and other grants on 3 November. Grants still under review are paid on 5 November. The money…

  • NSFAS 2027 applications close on 31 October — SASSA households, apply now

    Dear Editor, I run SAGrant (sagrant.co.za), a free resource helping South Africans navigate SASSA grants. NSFAS applications for the 2027 academic year close on Friday 31 October 2026, and no extension is expected. If your household receives a SASSA grant, your child already passes the NSFAS financial eligibility test — but they still have to…

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Padkos – food for the journey [putt-koss] Food that you will pack and take on the road – some sandwiches, drinks, chips, fruit and biltong and you have your padkos!

  2. Fun South African Travel tip: You can visit the hominid fossil displays and learn more about the beginnings of our planet at the Maropeng Visitors Centre and Sterkfontein Caves.