Amatola Water
Public Entity · Economic Infrastructure and Development · reports to Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS)
Amatola Water is a bulk water utility serving parts of the Eastern Cape. It operates as a water board under the Water Services Act, 1997.
It abstracts, treats and supplies bulk water to municipalities in its service area, which centres on the Amathole district and the Buffalo City metropolitan area around East London. Its infrastructure includes dams, treatment works and pipelines serving both urban and dispersed rural settlements.
It also provides water services support and implementing agent services to municipalities in a province where municipal water infrastructure and technical capacity are under significant strain. It reports to the Department of Water and Sanitation.
Audit record, 5 years
Financial highlights, 2024/25
- Total Revenue
- R108m
- Total Expenditure
- −R268m
- Total Assets
- R2.0bn
- Total Liabilities
- R707m
Values in rand. Sparklines run oldest to newest and are scaled to each series, not to zero.
Leadership, 17 listed
- Chairperson
- Dr Gaster Sharpley
- Deputy Chairperson
- Ms L Geza
- Board Members
- Ms Noxolo Abraham Mr Trevor Balzer Ms N Douw-Jack Mr Bhekuyise Makedama Ms Nondumiso Ngonyama Ms Sinovuyo Ngumbela Mr Mxolisi Sibam Ms Thuthuka Songelwa Mr Simnikiwe Xawuka
- Chief Executive Officer
- Ms Lindokuhle Nzoyi
- Chief Financial Officer
- Mr Jonathan Jackson
- Senior Management
- Ms Dorothy Mabuza Mr Sazile Qweleka
- Communications Officers
- Ms Amanda Skritch Ms Nosisa Sogayise
Description written for this directory from the entity’s own published sources: www.amatolawater.co.za, www.gov.za