Boksburg: President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for urgent, coordinated action across all three spheres of government to resolve South Africa's deepening water crisis, warning that poor municipal performance is placing an increasing burden on ordinary citizens.

According to South African Government News Agency, delivering the opening address at an Extended Presidential Coordinating Council (PCC) meeting in Boksburg on Thursday, the President placed the country's water and sanitation challenges at the center of government's priorities. He outlined reforms already underway and called for stronger accountability, improved financial management, and technical capacity at the local level.

The high-level meeting, held at the Birchwood Hotel and OR Tambo Conference Centre, brought together national, provincial, and local government leadership in what President Ramaphosa described as a 'historic get-together' aimed at strengthening coordination and delivering concrete solutions. 'This is the first time that the PCC holds an extended meeting that brings together all the mayors and municipal managers of our local government tier of government. You are all participating in a historic get-together,' he said.