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None of Joburg Water's board is a qualified engineer
CDE finds at least seven of Joburg's 24 senior posts are acting, and none of the Water board is a qualified engineer.
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The Centre for Development and Enterprise's third Johannesburg Matters report, published 15 September 2026, says Johannesburg will not be fixed unless the next government puts capable people in charge of the institutions that run the city. Since 2016 the city has had nine mayors and eight coalition administrations. None of the Johannesburg Water board is a professionally qualified engineer, and at least seven of the City's 24 most senior management posts are occupied by acting appointees. CDE wants parties contesting the November election to keep political office-bearers out of procurement, appointments and operational decisions.