Joint Committee Inquiry
Access to adequate sanitation is a human right which can be inferred from the right to inherent dignity (section 10 of the Constitution), a healthy environment (section 24 of the Constitution) and access to adequate housing (section 26 of the Constitution).
Currently, 25 years into our democracy, some South Africans are subjected to this poor system of sanitation.
Since the inception of the Bucket Eradication Programme, there has been gross over expenditure and under-deliver by the Department of Water and Sanitation.