China Provides Water Supply Materials to South Africa

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	South Africa
Country	South Africa
Start Date	Jan 01, 2000
End Date	Jun 15, 2027
Duration	10,027 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`31191`

Grant Description

On March 23, 2000, the People's Republic of China signed an exchange of notes pledging to donate water supply materials to South Africa, which would be used for the implementation of South Africa's Free Basic Water Policy.

On October 8, 2002, the materials were officially handed over to the South African Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (DWAF). The exact Chinese government entity that funded this project is unknown.

📋 Staff Comments

a previous version of this project listed ZAR 181 million as the transaction amount, but this amount was not mentioned in the project description or in the sources cited. It is possible that this number could be from the Southern African Development Community source, but this is no longer available.

📚 Sources & References

SADC Good Practice in support of the African Partnership Programme: Effective Use of Donor Resources
Deputy President Jacob Zuma to Co-Chair Second South Africa - People's Republic of China (PRC) Binational Commission (BNC) Pretoria
South Africa Tuesday, 29 June 2004, 2002 Yearbook
South Africa Development Cooperation System
Bilateral Relations Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.