It has dawned upon my ignorant mind that some rights come at a price and are nothing more than previledges afforded to the few who did not take bait.
If the municipality was labouring under the impression that the right to free basic electricity which the right to water is so dependent on would not be compromised by eskom by ceasing to supply electricity due to non - payment of services, then the community is looking at a dark future.
It is therefore fair to say that there are no rights without responsibilities. Such should be amended in our constitution Because at the end of the day we would be having more right and no jobs or money to afford those necessities termed rights. A right to education comes at a price, universities are not cheap. #feesmustfall remember...
It is however our responsibility to pay for those basic fees like lights on the streets... They are there for our own safety not a right - previledge. No court will find the government guilty of going back on their word because they were not detailed enough about what those rights mean to an average South African.
No wonder so many municipalities are drowning in debt. It is because those previledges were called rights not responsibilities at the beginning which sent a wrong message to the public. Everybody now feels some sort of entitlement to things we should be paying for.
Let us all take responsibility for our future and the future of our generations to come.
If the municipality was labouring under the impression that the right to free basic electricity which the right to water is so dependent on would not be compromised by eskom by ceasing to supply electricity due to non - payment of services, then the community is looking at a dark future.
It is therefore fair to say that there are no rights without responsibilities. Such should be amended in our constitution Because at the end of the day we would be having more right and no jobs or money to afford those necessities termed rights. A right to education comes at a price, universities are not cheap. #feesmustfall remember...
It is however our responsibility to pay for those basic fees like lights on the streets... They are there for our own safety not a right - previledge. No court will find the government guilty of going back on their word because they were not detailed enough about what those rights mean to an average South African.
No wonder so many municipalities are drowning in debt. It is because those previledges were called rights not responsibilities at the beginning which sent a wrong message to the public. Everybody now feels some sort of entitlement to things we should be paying for.
Let us all take responsibility for our future and the future of our generations to come.
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