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Department of Water and Sanitation
List
10 other official names:
Departement van Waterwese en Bosbou(Afrikaans)
umNyango wezaManzi namaHlathi(Southern Ndebele)
iSebe lezaManzi namaHlathi(Xhosa)
uMnyango Wezamanzi Namahlathi(Zulu)
Litiko Letemanti Netemahlatsi(Swazi)
Kgoro ya Merero ya Meetse le Kagodikgwa(Northern Sotho)
Lefapha la Merero ya Metsi le Meru(Sotho)
Lefapha la Merero ya Metsi le Dikgwa(Tswana)
Ndzawulo ya Timhaka ta Mati ni Swihlahla(Tsonga)
Muhasho wa zwa Maḓi na Maḓaka(Venda)
Department overview
Formed
1912; 112 years ago (1912) (as the Department of Irrigation in the Union of South Africa)
Jurisdiction
Government of South Africa
Annual budget
R 18.555 billion (2022/23)[1]
Minister responsible
Senzo Mchunu, Minister of Water Affairs and Sanitation
Deputy Ministers responsible
David Mahlobo, Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation
Judith Tshabalala, Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation
Department executive
Margaret-Ann Diedricks, Director-General: Water Affairs
Website
https://www.dws.gov.za/
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