{"id":52156,"date":"2023-06-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/?guid=1fe904f25ee49a163f6ae6c9fd104c7c"},"modified":"2023-06-08T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T00:00:00","slug":"western-cape-agriculture-rejects-race-based-quotas-for-water-licenses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/western-cape-agriculture-rejects-race-based-quotas-for-water-licenses\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Cape Agriculture rejects Race-Based quotas for Water Licenses"},"content":{"rendered":"
Western Cape rejects Race-Based quotas for Water Licenses<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The Western Cape Department of Agriculture (WCDoA)rejects race-based quotas for the allocation of water licenses as proposed by the Department of Water and Sanitation\u2019s draft revised regulations on water use licenses.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The Western Cape Government (WCG) supports a needs-based approach as opposed to a race-based approach in the allocation of water licenses. The current water governance system in South Africa (SA) is highly problematic and hugely ineffective, and a race-based quota water allocation system will further collapse water governance in SA.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The Western Cape is South Africa\u2019s largest export region. The proposed regulation will harm farms and exports, and have a knock-on effect on the economy.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Provincial Minister Ivan Meyer said: \u201cAny regulation which threatens jobs is simply a bad policy. With a devastatingly high unemployment rate in the country and growing inequality, the government should cut red tape and open as many doors as possible to make getting a job as easy as possible. The WCG supports redress in the agri-value chain through the commodity approach which is based on collaboration with industry partners who share our approach to transformation.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u201cA needs-based approach will not only ensure a fair allocation of water licenses but also protect jobs and food securityAs government we have a critical role to play in creating an enabling economic environment, not destroying it,\u201d concluded Provincial Minister Meyer.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Source: Government of South Africa<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Western Cape rejects Race-Based quotas for Water LicensesThe Western Cape Department of Agriculture (WCDoA)rejects race-based quotas for the allocation of water licenses as proposed by the Department of Water and Sanitation\u2019s draft revised regulations …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n