Rand Water | Integrated Annual Report 2025

INTEGRATED ANNUAL REPO

BOARD DIVERSITY BOARD DIVERSITY

Age: 40-50 Years 5 50-60 Years 7 Above 60 Years 1

Tenure: 1-3 Years 10 3-6 Years 1 More than 6 Years 2

Race: 1 Coloured 12 African

Gender: Male 54% Female 46%

PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE BOARD For purposes of ensuring continuous improvement in the Board’s performance and effectiveness, Members are individually subjected to a process of performance evaluation on an annual basis. The process is conducted in accordance with the Policy regarding Board Practices and the Remuneration of Board Members of Entities Reporting to the Minister of Water and Sanitation and includes the assessment of performance of the governance structures. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY The Board recognises the importance of implementing the Delegation of Authority (DoA) Framework within the Rand Water governance structures to promote independent judgment and assist with balance of power and effective discharge of its duties. The Rand Water’s DoA Framework outlines the levels of materiality in relation to the business and has reserved specific powers for its decision-making and delegated certain powers to its sub-committees and the Group Chief Executive. The Group Chief Executive has also been granted the authority to sub-delegate further to management and throughout the organisation. The DoA Framework does not in any way divest the Board of its responsibilities, authority and duties. BOARD TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT Rand Water continually provides information to Board Members on the Rand Water business and changes in the business landscape to keep them abreast of the ever-changing and evolving business and corporate governance requirements. To ensure access to appropriate balance of knowledge, skills, experience, and independence, Members are given opportunities to attend training to better understand their fiduciary duties and responsibilities as Directors and to keep abreast of legislative and regulatory changes and best practice. The Board also makes use of external expertise on matters outside their knowledge, skills and experience. Furthermore, Members are accorded an opportunity to visit Rand Water’s project implementation sites as part of exercising their oversight role. Board Members are briefed on legal developments and changes in the risk and general business environment on an ongoing basis.

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Rand Water | Integrated Annual Report 2025