[1] The applicants approached this Court by way of urgency in terms of Rule 6(12) of the Uniform Court Rules of the High Court of South Africa, seeking an order as follows:

"1. Enrolling the application as an urgent application condoning the Applicants' non- compliance with the forms and service provided for in the rules of court, to the extent necessary;

2. Declaring that the failure of the First to Seventh Respondents to provide access to effective/ reliable potable water for more than seven full days, as prescribed by regulations 3(b) of the regulations relating to compulsory national standards and measures to conserve water (GN 509 in GG 22355 (8 June 2001)) to the residents of Silobela. Caropark and Carolina Town in Carolina, Mpumalanga, is unlawful;

3. Directing the First to Seventh Respondents to provide temporary potable water in line with regulations 3(b) of the regulations relating to compulsory national standards and measures to conserve water (GN 509 in GG 22355 (8

June 2001)) to the residents of Silobela, Caropark and Carolina Town in Carolina, Mpumalanga within 24 hours of the order of this court,