Aisha Bahadur, PSI Project Officer brought a concrete example from South Africa into the discussion. During the interactive session, she explained how South Africa has just received a World Bank loan for water and sanitation projects. She further warned that this loan will have wider implications for austerity and public spending. At the same time, there is a growing push to privatise water and sanitation in South Africa. But this is not only happening in South Africa; it is happening everywhere across the region.