IKhomishini Yamalungelo Abantu yaseNingizimu Afrika (i-SAHRC) ithole ukuthi omasipala abayi-14 kwabayi-19 baseNyakatho Ntshonalanga, kanye nohulumeni wesifundazwe, baphule amalungelo omthethosisekelo wezakhamuzi ngenxa yokwehluleka kokulethwa kwezinsizakalo okuhleliwe okuhlanganisa ingqalasizinda engaphephile, ukushoda kwamanzi okungapheli, ukuchitheka kwendle, kanye nokuphazamiseka kokuphathwa kwemfucuza, ngokusho kombiko we-SAHRC owakhishwa ngomhlaka-18 Novemba 2025.

Ukwehluleka Kwenkonzo Engapheli kanye Nama-oda Asheshayo

Uphenyo lwe-SAHRC luveze ukuthi izakhamuzi esifundazweni saseNorth West zibhekene nokuphelelwa amanzi njalo, ukuchitheka kwendle okuqhubekayo, kanye nokwehluleka kokuqoqwa kwemfucuza kanye nokugcinwa kwemigwaqo. Ukuchitheka kwendle okuqhubekayo eDolobheni laseMatlosana, ikakhulukazi e-Orkney nase-Alabama, kanye nokulungiswa okulibazisekile kwemigodi engaphansi komhlaba eStilfontein kubhekwe njengokwephulwa kwamalungelo esithunzi, ukuphepha, kanye nokuphila, njengoba kuchaziwe embikweni we-SAHRC futhi kwabikwa kabanzi yi-News24 ngomhlaka-22 Novemba 2025.

Ngenxa yalokho, i-SAHRC iyalele omasipala abathintekayo ukuthi babhekane nokuchitheka kwendle zingakapheli amahora angama-24 futhi bathumele izinhlelo zokusebenza ezinemininingwane zezinsuku ezingama-90 zokulungisa izinkinga zokulethwa kwezinsizakalo. “Umbiko udalula ukwehluleka kwesistimu ekuhlinzekweni kwezinsizakalo eziyisisekelo, okuhlanganisa amanzi, ukuhlanzeka, ukuphathwa kwemfucuza, kanye nokugcinwa kwemigwaqo kanye nomthelela wazo emalungelweni omthethosisekelo wezakhamuzi,” kusho iKhomishini esitatimendeni sayo esisemthethweni sabezindaba.

Imiphumela Yezomthetho Nezepolitiki

Okutholakele kweKhomishini kumelela icala elisemthethweni lokwehluleka komasipala kanye nezifundazwe ukuhlangabezana nezibopho zomthethosisekelo kanye nezomthetho, ikakhulukazi ekuqinisekiseni ukufinyelela kwamanzi ahlanzekile, ukuhlanzeka okusebenzayo, kanye nogesi othembekile kubahlali. Ngokusho kwe-SAHRC kanye ne-News24, lokhu kwehluleka kuwukwephulwa kwamalungelo abantu okusobala ngaphansi koMthethosisekelo waseNingizimu Afrika.

Umbiko ubiza uguquko oluphuthumayo, njengoba ukuwa kwezinsizakalo okuqhubekayo kunemiphumela eqondile empilweni yomphakathi, isithunzi, kanye nokuzinza komphakathi. Lolu daba luqokomisa umzabalazo kazwelonke oqhubekayo mayelana nokuzibophezela kohulumeni basekhaya kanye nesidingo sokungenelela okuphumelelayo ukuze kubuyiselwe izinsizakalo eziyisisekelo emiphakathini ethintekile.

I-SAHRC izoqapha ukuhambisana nemiyalelo yayo futhi ingacabangela ezinye izinyathelo zomthetho uma omasipala behluleka ukuletha izinyathelo zokulungisa ezifanele esikhathini esibekiwe sezinsuku ezingu-90.