I disagree. Your proposal ...

I disagree. Your proposal won’t change the inability of governments to deliver services… In terms of our constitution, South Africa is one of the counties with the most progressive water and environmental legislation. We’ve got awesome research facilities, universities, water and environmental laws and exceptional scientists, contractors and engineers. However, the reality: 1. Currently, only 0.4% of people in government are qualified for their jobs, most of them in national government. This means a complete void of technical and financial management in local municipalities who is tasked with delivering services. 2. Our budget shortfall, in terms of our National Water Resource Strategy, in the next 10 years is R 330 billion (US$ 35 billion). 17% of this budget is for new infrastructure for previously unserviced, 34 % is for migration and urbanization and a massive 49 % of the budget is required for maintenance of existing infrastructure. (Shocking if you look at government’s corrupt expenditure over the past decade which amounts to R 600 billion). 3. South Africa is 128/132 on the 2012 Yale Environmental Performance Index. 4. 80% of our rivers are endangered, 40% critically endangered. So my answer is this… We as a developing country do not require more rules and regulation. We require the right people in government, people that will transfer tax revenue into value added infrastructure and services. People that convert academic research into sustainable outcomes.