Better sanitation services to schools, municipality thanks to franchising

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When one considers the concept of franchising in South Africa, the first businesses that come to mind include those selling fast food and petrol. But, what about applying the franchising concept to water and sanitation? It can be done, says Dr Kevin Wall of the CSIR Built Environment, and he has proven it. Better sanitation services to schools, municipality, thanks to franchising Dr Wall has explored the concept of water and sanitation services franchising with the WRC for a number of years, with one of the first reports published in 2005. This report, Development of a framework for franchising in the water services sector in South Africa (Report No. KV 161/05) identified the need for partnerships between public, private and civil institutions in order to achieve the objectives of water services delivery. At that time it was highlighted that a number of partnerships had been successfully implemented both internationally and in South Africa, however, they had been for larger scale contracts in which investment in new infrastructure had played a prominent role.

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