The Board Committees are formally constituted and are chaired by independent non-executive directors. The Board Committees assist the Board in the performance of duties and enables effective decisionmaking through providing detailed attention to matters within their respective terms of reference. The Committees report to the Board on their activities at every quarterly Board meeting. In terms of the Water Services Act and King IV, the Board is authorised to delegate powers to the Committees established by the Board. The functions and powers delegated to Committees are set out in the written Terms of Reference, which are formally approved by the Board and are reviewed frequently.

Those charged with governance are required by law to avoid conflicts of interests, in cases where such conflict cannot be avoided, it should be disclosed to the Board in full and at the earliest opportunity, and then proactively managed subject to legal provisions. At the start of a financial year, each members of the Board is required to submit a declaration of all financial, economic and other interest held by a member and related parties or whenever there are significant changes.

At the beginning of each meeting of the Board or its committees, all members are required to declare whether they have any conflict of interest in respect of a matter on the agenda. During the period under review, none of the members had any conflict of interest to declare.