The Special Investigating Unit is launching probes into the running of two water boards – Lepelle Northern Water in Limpopo and Amatola Water in the Eastern Cape.
Cable thieves are bleeding bulk water provider Amatola Water's coffers dry and threatening jobs and businesses, as well as endangering the lives of schoolchildren and hospital patients.
Despite a national government delegation from the water and sanitation department having touched down in the province last week in a bid to iron out water challenges faced by Buffalo City Metro, there seems to be no end in sight to the problems.