A. Issues in the environment
1. Water security
1.1. Cabinet thanked South Africans for adhering to water restrictions implemented in certain parts of Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni to stabilise the capacity of reservoirs. Dams and reservoirs remain under pressure due to high temperatures in Gauteng, and increasing demand forced Rand Water to reduce water supply to municipalities drastically. The water utility supplies bulk potable water to more than 11 million people in Gauteng, parts of Mpumalanga, the Free State and North West.1.2. These unavoidable restrictions aim to secure water supply and will remain in place until the situation improves. Cabinet called on the public to continue adhering to the water restrictions and play their part by using this scarce resource…