Water Minister Majodina Represents Ramaphosa at UN Water Panel
The address formed part of South Africa's continued push for international investment in water infrastructure on the African continent. According to the post, Majodina's remarks focused on the country's water investment programme. The full text of her address had not been published elsewhere at the time of writing.
A year of high-level water diplomacy
The appearance continues a busy year of international engagement for the minister.
In August 2025, Majodina welcomed more than $10 billion in pledges mobilised at the African Union–Africa Water Investment Programme (AU-AIP) Summit in Cape Town, where 80 priority water projects from 38 countries were identified.
"In the last three days, we have identified governance, finance, capacity and data gaps in the water sector and together we commit to pay focused attention to these matters," she said at the summit.
She also called for the removal of "red tape which undermines and discourages investment."
Commitment to SDG 6 reaffirmed
More recently, on 15 July 2026, Majodina met UN ECOSOC President Lok Bahadur Thapa at the UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.
There she reaffirmed South Africa's commitment to Sustainable Development Goal 6 — universal access to clean water and sanitation by 2030 — and pointed to the National Water Crisis Committee (WATERCOM), chaired by President Ramaphosa, as a key tool for tackling supply disruptions and ageing infrastructure.
The $30 billion question
According to the AU-AIP, Africa's water sector faces an estimated annual investment gap of $30 billion.
What this means for you
International investment drives like this one are aimed, over time, at fixing ageing pipes, cutting water losses and improving supply reliability across South Africa.
No new funding for a specific local project has been announced. Residents can follow further updates from the Department of Water and Sanitation.
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