Madibeng - the place of 'water'

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Deputy Chairperson of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), Pregs Govender, shares her thoughts on recent water-related protests, which started with the death of four people in Brits. H artbeespoort, Rooikoppies, Vaalkop and Klipvoor Dams are located in the Madibeng Municipality. Four dams...that should be more than enough water for everyone, to drink, wash and wallow in on scorching summer days in the North West Province. The world’s third-largest chrome producer and the richest Platinum Group Metals Reserve are in Madibeng. During apartheid and democracy the wealthy owners of the mines, tourist companies, agribusiness and other large industries did not experience water shortages or water cuts. Yet communities who are Black and poor, living next to the dams complained to the SAHRC that they went without water for days, weeks and months. In this area, as in most parts of the world, the wealthiest pay less per kilo litre of water than households do.

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