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The new Water Anti-Corruption Forum must deliver
WaterCAN, a civil society organisation advocating for water justice, has welcomed the launch of the Water Sector Anti-Corruption Forum (WSACF), led by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), as a critical intervention to confront entrenched corruption across South Africa’s water value chain. WaterCAN ...
Jonathan
16.05.2025 00:58:33 - Comment(s)
WaterCAN Responds to the Mayor’s State of the City Address
Bold Words Must Be Matched with Urgent Action on Water and Sanitation


According to WaterCAN, a water justice group, the City of Johannesburg Mayor’s 2025 State of the City Address failed to instill confidence that Johannesburg is treating its water and sanitation crisis with the urgency and transpare...

Jonathan
09.05.2025 20:41:08 - Comment(s)
Going to the park? Take a rubbish bag and pick up a load of litter
The Joburg spruits need your help

Unrestrained sewage spills from the City of Johannesburg and rubbish are polluting the Johannesburg spruits which run from Gauteng to Mozambique, are used for water sports, religious ceremonies and replenishing wetlands, and are needed by people, birds and wildlife i...

Jonathan
29.04.2025 21:09:48 - Comment(s)
We can restore the Umbilo River: A citizen science call to action
A coalition of civil society organisations has sounded the alarm over the dire state of Durban’s Umbilo River. A 22-day investigation led by WaterCAN, Adopt-a-River, and Save Our Rivers and Sea from Sewage (SORS-FS) has uncovered extreme levels of pollution, including raw sewage leaks, industrial du...
Jonathan
22.04.2025 22:40:49 - Comment(s)