To overcome the Covid-19 pandemic, it is important that government prioritise the provision of water and sanitation to its most vulnerable citizens, writes Livhuwani Matsila.
This novel virus has brought our inalienable right to clean water – one of the human rights enshrined in our Constitution – into sharp focus.
Let us imagine the anguish of women and children in Ximausa village, outside Giyani in Limpopo, trying to maintain social distancing as they wait for their turn to fetch water from the river. The high levels of these vices in government have, especially during the past decade, surpassed epidemic proportions.
Our pleas to government authorities for the revival and completion of these projects have fallen on deaf ears. To ensure the speedy delivery of water to poor communities, the president should urgently tackle the rot and capacitate this ailing department. The millions of rands spent on water tankers could have been used to fix the dilapidated water infrastructure in rural areas.To overcome the Covid-19 pandemic, it is important that government prioritise the provision of water and sanitation to its most vulnerable citizens.Covid-19 has brought into focus the unequal access to basic servicesIf the poor had a choice, more funds would be channelled towards the provision of water to save our lives.
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