Blog categorized as Opinion Piece
Water Monitoring Day with nationwide water testing campaign
WaterCAN, an initiative of the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA), is proud to announce its 3rd annual water testing month this September, in collaboration with the Walter Sisulu National Botanical Gardens. This initiative is part of the ...
Jonathan
04.09.2024 20:03:45 - Comment(s)
Tackling the Root Causes of Sewage Manhole Overflows in Our Municipalities
Source: OUTA
This article first appeared in the Mail & Guardian, 14 May 2024
The sight and stench of sewage overflowing from manholes onto our streets highlights a failure in the very systems designed to protect public heal...Jonathan
22.05.2024 20:59:28 - Comment(s)
How to jointly stop the water crisis from becoming a national catastrophe
The water crisis in Johannesburg must not be seen as just a localised city issue; it is a symptom of a bigger national and systemic water crisis
*this article was first published in the Daily Maverick on 24 March 2024.
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Jonathan
29.03.2024 01:19:58 - Comment(s)
The lightning strike, the closed tap and the missing mayor: Joburg’s water crisis isn’t over yet
Joburg’s 11-day water crisis exposed a chain of disaster, from years of inadequate maintenance to the political and managerial collapse of South Africa’s biggest city. WaterCAN executive manager Dr Ferria...
Jonathan
18.03.2024 17:22:57 - Comment(s)
Climate change and South Africa’s water woes — an urgent call to community action
The Blue Drop, Green Drop and No Drop reports released in early December by the Department of Water and Sanitation show a complete deterioration in quality controls across the country — 46% of drinking systems don’t com...
Jonathan
10.12.2023 16:45:35 - Comment(s)
