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As of May 2019, the Department of Water and Sanitation is part of the newly formed Ministry of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
The Department of Water and Sanitation is the custodian of South Africa’s water resources. It is primarily responsible for the formulation and implementation of water management policy. It also has an overriding responsibility for water services provided by local government.
While striving to ensure that all South Africans gain access to clean water and safe sanitation, the water sector also promotes effective and efficient water resources management to ensure sustainable economic and social development.
The DWS was founded in 1912, although then known as the Department of Irrigation.
Previous and current Ministers include;
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