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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 ...

Jonathan
10.09.2025 13:30:00 - Comment(s)
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...

Jonathan
22.08.2025 11:09:09 - Comment(s)
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...



Jonathan
19.07.2025 04:25:32 - Comment(s)
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...
Jonathan
17.07.2025 22:37:43 - Comment(s)