Municipalities' water and sanitation failure violates Constitution, SAHRC findsSewage floods homes, streets, and a cemetery in North West Province municipality. Residents go without drinking water for days as there is not enough diesel for borehole pumps. The Human Rights Commission has found the district and local municipality in violation of the Constitution, and water and environmental legislation. Even the drinking water, which only flows at night, smells like sewage, according to a resident. He said drinking water only flowed through the taps from 6pm to 6am, and sometimes, it smells like sewage.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 08, 2023 14:20 UTC