Today, the leadership of O.R. Tambo District Municipality convened for a critical Institutional Policy Workshop, a space to interrogate ourselves, refine our policies, and sharpen the machinery of this institution.
 
In his opening remarks, the Honourable Executive Mayor did not mince his words. He acknowledged the ground we have covered, the turnaround in governance, improved audit outcomes, and the steady progression from the Rescue Phase to the Stabilisation Phase of our financial recovery.
But he reminded us of a deeper truth:
“We are still very thin where it matters most, water.”
 
The Mayor stressed that if OR Tambo is to truly honour its mandate as a Water Services Authority, then the largest investment : human and financial, must be in water personnel, plumbers, artisans, and frontline technical teams.
 
He made it plain:
If a Manager cannot field at least ten teams responding to different breakdowns, bursts, and service interruptions across multiple wards in a single day, then we are still far from the institution we are meant to be.
His message landed like a mandate:
Fix the backbone. Strengthen the core. Put water where water belongs, at the centre of our institutional capacity.
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