Water situation will not improve until water boards maintain infrastructure

The AG’s report on water infrastructure again underlines water losses and lack of accountability for mismanagement

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The Auditor-General (AG) report to Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation...

National water pricing strategy adds new charges rather than improve debt collection

It’s time to link executive pay to the collection of revenue, WaterCAN tells government

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Water entities should focus on strategies for collecting outstanding debt and improving efficiencies – such a...

This is why we need the No Drop reports: to watch over aging water systems

Rand Water and municipalities leak water and money

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All levels of government can no longer ignore the water infrastructure crisis that leaves communities across the country, and now in Gauteng, with unreliabl...

Tap water may pass water testing, but concerns about quality of raw water sources

WaterCAN and activist citizen scientists’ tests reveals regular water testing is imperative

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Tap water may be safe to drink in some urban areas, but raw water sources such as streams, rivers and dams have high...

This week 100 citizen scientists will test water across South Africa

We need to build trust in our drinking water. Join WaterCAN’s five-day project using volunteers to test our water

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More than 100 volunteer citizen scientists will test the quality of drinking water across South Africa from...