moved without notice on behalf of the DA:
That the House -
1) notes that the Lekwa Local Municipality has been experiencing water supply problems for a number of years;
2) further notes that the residents of Extension 2 in the municipality have been denied access to running water for large parts of the day during the past eight years;
3) acknowledges that many of the residents are forced to set their alarms for midnight, as they are only able to collect water between midnight and 04:00 when the municipality switches on the water for the community; 4) further acknowledges that the municipality's alleged inaction to secure a regular water supply to the residents constitutes a violation of their rights contained in section 27 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa of 1996; and
5) calls on the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs to take swift
action to fix the deteriorated water infrastructure to ensure a regular supply of water to the residents of Extension 2.
Agreed to.