In just one month, the Covid-19 pandemic has put a R900-million dent in the revenue of the nation’s capital city - and more losses are projected.
City administrator Mpho Nawa presented the City's Covid-19 response and challenges during a virtual sitting of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs on Thursday.
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"The City cannot submit an unfunded budget, and currently due to additional Covid-19 costs and further loss of revenue, this will be the case," he said.
The plant still struggles with water quality issues due to high concentrations of ammonia, nitrate and nitrite discharged at the Rooiwal Waste Water Treatment Plant," Nawa told the committee.
On the Rooiwal Waste Water Treatment Plant, Nawa said the City had decided to put out a request for proposal (RFP) for alternative technological solutions to improve the final effluent quality at the plant.
