Hot Lunch
A hot lunch with the civil servant determined to turn the tide
Sean Phillips, the director-general in the department of water & sanitation, talks about the battle being waged to keep the taps running clean
27 March 2022 - 00:00
“Sometimes it is 6 or 7 in the morning to 9 to 10 at night, six or seven days a week. There’s a lot of responsibility that comes with it. The toughest part is on a personal level, the level of responsibility you feel.”..
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