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4.3.3. Settlement Agreement, 2017
The municipality was to supply interim relief while working on a systemic relief plan. This included:
• Supplying the communities with water tankers.
• A plan of where the water tankers will be placed.
• Four trucks to transport water to the communities daily.
In the event that they did not comply, the first application was instituted for contempt of the court order. CALS was assisted by the High Court’s Case Management system that acts as an oversight to ensure that the municipality complies. The judge is appointed as a case manager.
4.3.4. Problems encountered:
• Irregular provision of water supply through the trucks.
• The problems were caused by poor budgeting and delays from the Treasury. CALS had to take the municipality to court three times to ensure compliance.
4.4.
Questions & Answers
Question
Answer
The municipality has a duty to provide access to basic services for all people living within the area of jurisdiction. Without knowing the exact facts relating to this question, it is unclear why one area has access to services and another does not. However, the first step would be to approach the municipality and ask that basic services be provided to the area without access.
What can one do if one community has access to basic services and another community in the same area does not have access?
Question
Here in Modimolle (Nylstroom) Limpopo province, we have unclean water for a period of 7 to 8 years now. We buy purified water to drink every day, and the municipality is doing nothing about it. What can be done in this situation because it is not healthy to use this kind of water?
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SUMMARY NOTES FROM THE HOUSING CONFERENCE