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Media Advisory: Citizen-led  Joburg Water Protest to be held on 1 November 2025

  • Peaceful, united protest: Joburg residents, community organisations, and civil society will protest on Saturday, 1 November 2025, outside the Johannesburg Council Chambers to demand urgent action on the city’s worsening water crisis.
  • Non-political movement: Organisers have urged participants to avoid...
  • 15.10.2025 18:18:36
    Audit all water now, says WaterCAN

    • 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...
    07.10.2025 13:49:00
    WaterCAN Testing Week 2025: Building an Army of Water Activists

    The fourth annual WaterCAN Testing Week marked another milestone in South Africa’s growing citizen science movement - a week where learners, volunteers, and communities united to test, learn, and act for clean water.


    Hosted at the Johannesburg Zoo, this year’s event was driven by WaterCAN in partner...


    25.09.2025 14:08:00
    Water Testing Week: Action, Accountability, Awareness

    • WaterCAN’s fourth annual Citizen Science Water Testing Week runs 15–19 September, with the official launch on 18 September at the Johannesburg Zoo, in partnership with Joburg Parks
    • Over four years, more than 5,000 tests have been conducted, building South Africa’s largest citizen science water qualit...
    16.09.2025 13:45:00
    Johannesburg Communities Demand Water Justice

    Johannesburg civil society organisations stand with the residents of Coronationville, Westbury, Westdene, Martindale and Sophiatown who took to the streets on Wednesday to demand what should never be denied - clean, reliable water.

    Burning tyres and clouds of tear gas filled Coronationville as roads ...

    10.09.2025 13:30:00
    Sanitation and pit latrines should be treated as a national crisis, says WaterCAN

    In the wake of yet another tragedy involving poor sanitation infrastructure at schools, the water and sanitation civic activism non-profit WaterCAN demands the National Government to prioritise the dignity of learners.

    WaterCAN is devastated by another tragic death, this time a six-year-old Grade R p...

    22.08.2025 11:09:09
    Gauteng E.coli alarm bell: Water safety under question

    WaterCAN is raising alarm over the Gauteng Province’s failure to meet basic microbiological water quality standards.


    READ NOW:Our lettersent to Joburg Water and the Department of Water and Sanitation


    This follows recent public commentary by wat...



    19.07.2025 04:25:32
    Bekkersdal Water Pollution Crisis: Rand West Municipality fails to act on unsafe water findings
    Civil society organisations Be the Future Foundation, WaterCAN, Ahmed Kathrada Foundation and Defend Our Democracy have expressed deep concern and disappointment over the continued silence of the Rand West City Municipality in response to urgent water safety warnings in Bekkersdal and Simunye.Despit...
    17.07.2025 22:37:43
    Unsafe Water in Schools: Learners lead the call for urgent action

    A new report released by WaterCAN today reveals a disturbing truth: 43% of water samples tested from South African schools are unsafe for human consumption, posing a serious threat to the health, dignity, and educational rights of thousands of learners across the country.

    You can download the report ...

    25.06.2025 21:00:32