Abstract
This mini-dissertation explores South Africa’s status in achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)6: "Clean Water and Sanitation for All," which has eight targets to achieve. South Africa is currently ranked 108 out of 163 countries in the Sustainable Development Report (2022), with a score of 63.72% overall for attaining all Goals. Water is a significant natural resource essential for social and economic development. It is a fundamental natural resource that, if unavailable, will negatively affect development because water is necessary for human survival, a key component in the production of energy, a requirement for agriculture, and a necessity for daily necessities. The mini-dissertation reviews the SDG 6 targets and the legal framework surrounding water provision, which is a necessary condition for reaching the targets set for that specific goal. Therefore, understanding the background is essential to comprehend the duties of those responsible for realising this global aim. In this study, a qualitative analysis of the mid-term SDG progress in South Africa was carried out to ascertain the challenges of meeting the SDG 6 targets by 2030. Five people involved in the water sector either nationally or at the United Nations were interviewed. The responses from these interviews were divided into different themes for the qualitative analysis. Following the input provided by the five participants, the responses to the three identified study objectives were evaluated and analysed. The study finds that the government must be committed to reforming water and sanitation services. SDG 6 should be viewed as an enabler of the other SDGs. Given the challenges with service delivery, South Africa needs a competently administered government that the dissertation describes.