{"id":845,"date":"2025-03-03T13:53:44","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T13:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/otp\/2025\/03\/03\/premier-dr-zamani-saul-joins-mayor-and-speaker-of-sol-plaatje-municipality-at-the-launch-of-r2-5-billion-bfi-water-infrastructure-project\/"},"modified":"2025-03-03T13:53:44","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T13:53:44","slug":"premier-dr-zamani-saul-joins-mayor-and-speaker-of-sol-plaatje-municipality-at-the-launch-of-r2-5-billion-bfi-water-infrastructure-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/otp\/2025\/03\/03\/premier-dr-zamani-saul-joins-mayor-and-speaker-of-sol-plaatje-municipality-at-the-launch-of-r2-5-billion-bfi-water-infrastructure-project\/","title":{"rendered":"PREMIER DR. ZAMANI SAUL JOINS MAYOR AND SPEAKER OF SOL PLAATJE MUNICIPALITY AT THE LAUNCH OF R2.5 BILLION BFI WATER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-844\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/otp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/03\/PREMIER1.jpeg\" style=\"margin: 5px; float: left; width: 450px; height: 300px;\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/otp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/03\/PREMIER1.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/otp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/03\/PREMIER1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/otp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/03\/PREMIER1-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/otp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/03\/PREMIER1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/otp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/03\/PREMIER1-1536x1023.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/otp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/03\/PREMIER1-380x254.jpeg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/>The delivery of a 33km pipeline to replace the bulk pipeline from the Riverton Water Treatment Plant to the Newton Reservoir is a key milestone.<\/p>\n<p>Given that the last upgrade to the plant was over 50 years ago, this project will significantly enhance the municipality&rsquo;s water infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to addressing water supply challenges, the project will generate over 1000 jobs and create valuable opportunities for local small and medium enterprises (SMMEs), contributing to the local economy.<\/p>\n<p>This investment in the Northern Cape is a testament to the provincial government&#39;s commitment to improving essential services and creating sustainable growth in the region.<\/p>\n<p>The positive impact on both water security and economic development will be marked by this project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The delivery of a 33km pipeline to replace the bulk pipeline from the Riverton Water Treatment Plant to the Newton Reservoir is a key milestone. Given that the last upgrade to the plant was over 50 years ago, this project will significantly enhance the municipality&rsquo;s water infrastructure. In addition to addressing water supply challenges, the<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/otp\/2025\/03\/03\/premier-dr-zamani-saul-joins-mayor-and-speaker-of-sol-plaatje-municipality-at-the-launch-of-r2-5-billion-bfi-water-infrastructure-project\/\" class=\"themebutton2\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":844,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-releases"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/otp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/845","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/otp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/otp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/otp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/otp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=845"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/otp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/845\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/otp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/otp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/otp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/otp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}