In March this year, the tribunal ordered the software company to repay the department back R413 million - which is the total amount paid by the department to SAP between 2015 and 2016 for a software licensing support contract.
Out of these villages, 171 villages face a serious water problem in summer. With dry reservoirs and record low groundwater levels, the district has been facing a drinking water crisis throughout the year.
She spoke at the Water and Sanitation Department’s press conference in Pretoria to address claims by the Democratic Alliance’s Solly Msimanga that the bulk water supplier is incompetent and fails to communicate adequately and supply water tankers to affected consumers.