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Inadequate sanitation facilities in South Africa, particularly in schools, highlight an urgent need for intervention, says WaterCAN, an initiative of the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA). According to WaterCAN’s executive manager, Dr Ferrial Adam, the prevalence of pit latrines, th...

As a nation, we must urgently change our relationship with water

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Johannesburg is facing a severe water crisis that demands immediate and sustained action from authorities, businesses and residents. The recent water crisis meeting between the Ministry of Water and Sanitation, the Gauteng ...

Department spends billions on infrastructure, but communities still battle daily for water due to municipal ineptitude

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Municipalities remain the biggest blockage in the water and sanitation systems. WaterCAN welcomes the detai...

MTBPS 2024 underlines the need for municipal reform to get basic services delivered

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The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS 2024) illustrates how widespread and unmanaged government dysfunction affects delivery. This is one of the most illuminating sentences in the MTBPS, ...

WaterCAN is deeply concerned about the ongoing water outages affecting the communities of Makhanda and eThekwini. These disruptions have caused significant inconvenience and hardship for residen...

The Blue Drop Report released in 2023 highlights the fact that at least 46% of drinking systems don’t comply with ...

Communities without water despite Joburg Water's promises

Thirsty and Frustrated—Joburg Residents Hunt for Joburg Water's Tanks

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While the maintenance is welcomed and essential, frustrations with Joburg Water are mounting. The utility had promised to deploy 85 water trucks and place 3...

South Africa needs strong, ethical ministers for water and environmental ministries not destructive power politics

More than 50 years after World Environment Day was established, environmental justice is still not a priority

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Today, on 5 June, we celebrate World Environment Day, a milesto...

Foundation laid for the creation of a KwaZulu-Natal Water Forum

Civil organisations and senior officials from water authorities say yes for civil society led water forum.

WaterCAN, an initiative of the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA), together with the Durban-based and world-renowned South Durb...

Carolina Eco Green and WaterCAN demand safe drinking water for Carolina

Environmental organisation uses WaterCAN water testing kits and finds alarming levels of E.coli and coliform bacteria, but municipality fails to clean up

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Carolina Eco Green, a leading environmental organisa...