The 91st AfWASA STC meeting started this Monday, July 03, 2023 in Johannesburg, South Africa, under the presidency of Lindiwe Lusenga, Deputy Director General of the Water Department. The theme of the meeting is: ''From the AfWA to the AfWASA, which government structures are required to boost the performance of the sector performance in Africa''.

The opening ceremony was marked by a number of speeches highlighting the important role played by AfWASA in the sector, and the need for coordinated action to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 6.

Mr. Sipho Mosai, CEO - of Rand Water said ‘’ Through the CST, we are seeking solutions which, if found jointly through a coordinated partnership, will result in realizing the SGD 6 which as Africans, we are doing our best to ensure its achievement .  This meeting is therefore a great opportunity for us to ensure that we work towards finding the solutions, which will inform our policy development both in our government and in our ministries’’.

Dr. Jennifer Molwantwa, CEO - WRC (Water research Commission) for her part, was delighted that this STC meeting was being held in South Africa, where access to water and sanitation remains a major challenge. She mentioned WRC's contribution to access to water and sanitation over the past decade, where an effort has been made to innovate in technologies for access, particularly in areas where water availability was limited, because she said ''we believe firmly that where you are from should not determine the quality of water and sanitation that one gets''.