Human rights drown in the rising tide of water crisis.
South Africans wake up every day in a country where human rights exist loudly on paper and quietly disappear in practice. The unfolding water crisis in Midrand, Gauteng, is simply the latest reminder of our government’s callous neglect of its most basic obligations to its citizens.
This past Tuesday, rightfully frustrated residents in Midrand marched through the streets to demand answers after enduring six days with dry taps and no updates. The residents slammed Rand Water for failing to provide timeous updates on the crisis, after an electric failure caused water outages on January 27. Thereafter, a leak discovered at Klipfontein Reservoir inlet worsened the crisis.
No matter how many ways we may try to slice this cake, the core issue remains the same: Our government’s neglect of basic infrastructure. Crumbling infrastructure, inadequate structures, and unmaintained water systems — continuously ignored by those in power — directly create disasters such as these.
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