News24 | Mpumelelo Mkhabela | Children in townships are drowning in a 'veritable cesspool of lawlessness'

The over-emphasis of rights over responsibility is a contributing factor to lawlessness. People have a right to shelter, the right to set up shop and sell foodstuff to the public, the right to earn a living. But what about their responsibility to obey the laws on shelter and food safety, asks Mpumelelo Mkhabela.