'There is no excuse': SAHRC blasts KwaZulu-Natal govt over poor drinking water supply management

" – which investigated the state of water and its management in the province between 15 August 2022 to 19 August 2022.

The complaints relate to widespread water shortages in communities – in some instances, no access to water for more than seven days.'Master wants to silence the slave': PAC fights back as SAHRC takes aim at 'One Settler, One Bullet' "Such was the case here in KZN, where we find some people even drink water with the animals. We are very concerned that we have more than 600 complaints. We cannot be 30 years into democracy and still planning for infrastructure year by year."

"If you go to wealthy areas, there is no aged infrastructure and they have access to water. But in the poorest of the poor communities, they do not. There is no excuse not to have access to water for poor communities."Detailing the many recommendations, Ntuli outlined that the SAHRC called for a strengthening of local accountability measures for water boards.

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