'Government encouraged discriminationof blacks' - rights commission finds

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : The DWS was found to have violated Section 9 of the Constitution by failing to promote equality and prevent unfair discrimination.
61% : Madlingozi said the DWS confirmed that there was discrimination in the occupancy of the dam's shoreline by saying it was a historical problem dating back to the pre-democratic dispensation.
59% : THE South African Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has blamed the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) for ignoring and encouraging discrimination against black people at the state-owned Hartbeespoort Dam shoreline in the North West.
58% : The SA Human Rights Commission found discrimination against black people and women at Hartbeespoort Dam.
57% : "Let me be very clear, unfair discrimination is not only due to commission (as) the court has been very clear that unfair discrimination also exists where there is omission," he said.
53% : He ordered that the DWS must finalise and adopt the lease policy and regulations within 180 days and submit them to the commission.
46% : The release of the report came after an investigation into the discrimination that is taking place with land allocations at the world-class tourism destination, situated in the Madibeng Municipality.

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