{"id":299631,"date":"2026-04-29T12:12:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T10:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/?p=299631"},"modified":"2026-04-29T12:12:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T10:12:23","slug":"verdoemende-mrk-verslag-bevind-dienslewering-in-noord-kaap-stort-ineen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/verdoemende-mrk-verslag-bevind-dienslewering-in-noord-kaap-stort-ineen\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Verdoemende&#8217; MRK-verslag bevind dienslewering in Noord-Kaap stort ineen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dr. Zamani Saul, premier van die Noord-Kaap, s\u00ea hy sal regstellend optree nadat &#8216;n verdoemende verslag van die Suid-Afrikaanse Menseregtekommissie (MRK) aan hom oorhandig is; &#8216;n verslag wat bevind dienslewering in die Noord-Kaap is stelselmatig besig om ineen te stort. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dit lei tot grootskaalse skending van inwoners se basiese menseregte.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Henk Boshoff, voltydse kommissaris van die MRK, het die <a href=\"https:\/\/acrobat.adobe.com\/id\/urn:aaid:sc:EU:693cc754-362d-4da8-a599-6b1e1f1151d4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">verslag<\/a> op 22 April by &#8216;n amptelike geleentheid aan Saul oorhandig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die verslag volg n\u00e1 &#8216;n omvattende ondersoek wat in Oktober 2025 begin is weens talle klagtes oor munisipale verval. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-n-somber-prentjie-van-sistemiese-mislukking-swak-finansiele-bestuur-en-n-tekort-aan-vaardighede-in-munisipaliteite-word-geskets\">&#8216;n Somber prentjie van sistemiese mislukking, swak finansi\u00eble bestuur en &#8216;n tekort aan vaardighede in munisipaliteite word geskets.\n<\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Een van die belangrikste aanbevelings is dat Saul &#8216;n rampverklaring moet doen oor die krisis met rioolstortings en swak sanitasie in die Sol Plaatje-munisipaliteit in Kimberley.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die MRK se bevindinge toon talle diensleweringsmislukkings wat nie aan &#8216;n enkele oorsaak toegeskryf kan word nie. Dit spruit uit &#8216;n kombinasie van swak oorsig, geldelike nood en institusionele onbevoegdheid.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LEES OOK:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/riool-ramp-by-kamfersdam-dwing-transnet-tot-reddingsplan-van-miljoene-rande\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong> <\/strong>Riool-ramp by Kamfersdam dwing Transnet tot reddingsplan van miljoene rande<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Van die 26 plaaslike munisipaliteite het 20 al die wetlike drempel vir formele provinsiale ingryping ingevolge artikel 139 van die Grondwet bereik.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luidens die verslag leef inwoners in onmenslike onwaardige toestande, waar hulle water uit besmette riviere moet haal en aan aanhoudende rou rioolstortings blootgestel word. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Geen enkele munisipaliteit in die provinsie &#8220;kon die gesogte Bloudruppel-status vir watergehalte&#8221; behaal nie.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Munisipaliteite verkeer in ernstige geldelike nood, met &#8216;n gemiddelde tydperk van 566 dae om krediteure te betaal.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-kwessies-is-ernstig\">&#8216;Kwessies is ernstig&#8217; \n<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In antwoord s\u00ea Saul hy neem kennis van die MRK se verslag oor dienslewering in die Noord-Kaap.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Die kwessies is ernstig en direk aan die grondwetlike plig van die regering gekoppel om waardigheid en basiese dienste te verseker.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In &#8216;n onlangse hofuitspraak is bevind die MRK se voorskrifte en aanbevelings is nie vrywillig nie. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As die MRK &#8216;n bevinding van menseregteskendings maak en regstellende stappe voorskryf, kan die betrokke staatsinstelling dit nie ignoreer nie. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die MRK het tande soortgelyk aan di\u00e9 van die Openbare Beskermer. Indien &#8216;n regering nie die aanbevelings volg nie, moet hy rasionale, wettige redes as bewyse aanvoer.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saul s\u00ea die Grondwethof het die regstatus van MRK-voorskrifte opgeklaar, &#8220;tog beskou ek dit nie as &#8216;n rede vir versuim nie. Die kwessies in die verslag is ernstig. Dit getuig oor die lewenservaring van gemeenskappe en die grondwetlike plig van die regering om toegang tot basiese dienste, waardigheid en &#8216;n responsiewe openbare administrasie te verseker.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LEES OOK: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/sol-plaatje-onverskillig-nalatig-met-rioolbesoedeling-van-kamfersdam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sol Plaatje \u2018onverskillig, nalatig\u2019 met rioolbesoedeling van Kamfersdam<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wat die aanbeveling rakende die Sol Plaatje-munisipaliteit betref, sal die premier gelei word deur die toepaslike wetlike en tegniese vereistes ingevolge die raamwerk vir Rampbestuur.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8221; &#8216;n Rampverklaring is nie net om &#8216;n goeie beeld te skep nie. Dit moet volg op &#8216;n behoorlike assessering deur die betrokke rampbestuurstrukture. Intussen sal die provinsie voortgaan om met die munisipaliteit, departement van samewerkende regering, die provinsiale tesourie en toepaslike tegniese agentskappe saam te werk om die mees dringende sanitasierisiko&#8217;s te stabiliseer.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-verskerp-ingrypingsplanne\">&#8216;Verskerp ingrypingsplanne&#8217;\n<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Oor Artikel 139-ingrypings stem Saul saam dat provinsiale ingryping tot sigbare verbetering in dienslewering moet lei.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hy s\u00ea hy fokus op skerper ingrypingsplanne, duidelike aanspreeklikheid, tegniese ondersteuning, geldelike dissipline en gereelde verslaggewing aan die Uitvoerende Raad.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Die provinsiale tesourie en die departement van samewerkende regering moet toesig hou oor herstelbeplanning, krediteurebestuur en ondersteuning gee aan munisipaliteite wie se finansies basiese dienslewering bedreig.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die Kantoor van die Premier sal met die betrokke departemente ko\u00f6rdineer om geraakte munisipaliteite met praktiese ondersteuning te help om besoedelde woongebiede skoon te maak en omgewingsgesondheidsrisiko&#8217;s te identifiseer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dit sluit tegniese leiding, opruimingsbeplanning en dringende risiko&#8217;s in.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saul neem kennis van die MRK se sperdatums, tydlyne, bewyse van vordering en gereelde verslae deur die Kantoor van die Direkteur-generaal.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Hoewel die regstatus van die verslag korrek verstaan moet word, vereis die menslike werklikheid &#8216;n daadwerklike en geko\u00f6rdineerde regeringsreaksie. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Gemeenskappe verdien waardigheid, funksionerende dienste en sigbare aanspreeklikheid,&#8221; s\u00ea Saul.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-grondwetlike-pligte-versuim\">&#8216;Grondwetlike pligte versuim&#8217;\n<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In sy reaksie verwelkom die DA die &#8220;verdoemende&#8221; bevindings.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die party s\u00ea dit bewys die ineenstorting is nie die gevolg van natuurrampe nie, maar eerder van &#8220;mensgemaakte wanbestuur en menslike foute&#8221;.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gizella Opperman, DA-woordvoerder oor samewerkende regering, s\u00ea die verslag bevestig die daaglikse werklikheid van infrastruktuurtekorte, vandalisme en onbetroubare dienste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-ons-kort-nie-nog-n-werkswinkel-of-nog-n-omsendskrywe-nie-ons-benodig-daadwerklike-onmiddellike-ingryping-deur-diegene-wat-in-inwoners-se-beste-belange-optree\">Ons kort nie nog &#8216;n werkswinkel of nog &#8216;n omsendskrywe nie. 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