Jagersfontein mine owner must be held to account

The collapse of the mine’s dam wall shows what mines get away with when government fails to provide oversight

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WaterCAN an initiative of OUTA (Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse), demands that the company which owns the ...

Why we, the citizens, need to test our water resources

The state of SA’s water should be raising alarm bells, but the lack of transparency and reliable data drowns out the facts.

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“The amount of sewage and effluent spillages into canals and waterways across the country should be raisin...

Where are the No Drop reports?

Wasting water through leaks is a form of tax abuse and a national challenge requiring all hands on deck

South Africa is a water scarce country, but we could be losing up to 50% of clean drinking water due to failing infrastructure and leaking pipes. Add to that the poll...

WaterCAN’s “What am I drinking?” survey finds only 37% routinely trust the quality of their drinking water

Survey illustrates the need for greater transparency by municipalities on water quality

Bad smells, poor infrastructure and even tadpoles leave South Africans distrusting the quality of their dr...

Nelson Mandela Bay Metro’s water failure underlines need for national plan on Day Zeros

Water runs out as metro drowns in incompetence

South Africa must prepare better for more Day Zeros and water shedding. The recent reports of Nelson Mandela Bay Metro (NMB) reaching day zero are of course very conc...