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The Annual WaterCAN Citizen Science Water Testing Week held in September has confirmed that unsafe water is not an isolated rural problem but a widespread national risk affecting communities across all nine provinces.

The most alarming results come from drinking-water sources that should be safe at t...

WaterCAN has welcomed the landmark Mpumalanga High Court ruling that fined the Emalahleni Local Municipality R650 million for years of allowing untreated sewage to flow into rivers and dams – but says this must be the start of a nationwide crackdown on municipal polluters and the individuals who ena...

The Joburg Crisis Alliance notes that the water crisis protest on 01 November 2025, at the Metro Centre, brought people together from across the city of Johannesburg in a show of unity. The large numbers who attended the protest reflected the unity that can be built from a common struggle across rac...

• Johannesburg residents, civil society groups, and community organisations have united under a city-wide coalition demanding urgent action to end what they describe as a “human rights and economic emergency” caused by the worsening water crisis.
• In a formal letter to Mayor Dada Morero, the coalit...

• WaterCAN has called for an urgent, independent audit of all South Africa’s water boards.
• Executive Manager Dr Ferrial Adam condemned the waste as “immoral and unacceptable”.
• The organisation warns that without accountability, transparency and financial reform at water boards, South Africa’s water cris...