Water and Sanitation Minister, Senzo Mchunu has affirmed to the communities of Big Five Hlabisa municipality in uMkhanyakude District that work is progressing in earnest to ensure that water supply is restored to the residents of the municipality through the Section 63 intervention in the KwaZulu-Natal northern District. Minister Mchunu made this undertaking during the community engagements that took place yesterday, 11 May 2023 at Mkhaliphi Stadium in eNhlwathi Village and Iholo la Makhosi in Hlabisa, as part of the two-day visit to two of the four municipalities in the district, the Big Five Hlabisa and Mtubatuba local municipalities, to assess progress of the refurbishment and upgrading of water schemes in order to restore, augment and expand water supply to communities that have been experiencing water challenges in the district.