The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) issued a press release today calling on the government to declare the ongoing water crisis a national disaster. Residents of Louis Trichardt and the surrounding areas are well aware of the crisis amid the Vhembe District Municipality’s struggle to keep the taps running and water in the pipelines.
The commission says communities across the country are struggling to access water. Water is a basic human right under Section 27 of the Constit...