On February 14, 2024 (Valentine’s Day), WaterCAN is delivering a poignant message regarding the precarious state of our rivers and water sources to five mayors across the country. Mayors representing the City of Cape Town, Emfuleni Local Municipality, Dipaleseng Municipality, City of Johannesburg, a...

WaterCAN strongly condemns brutal police response to peaceful water protesters

WaterCAN strongly condemns police violence towards water protesters, urging accountability for this assault on democratic rights.

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In a shocking display of excessive force, law enforcement opened fire on...

Fed up with water leaks, taps with no water and meters that measure air as well as water usage? WaterCAN is compiling data on these and would like the public to help  us to assess the extent of the situation, so we can use this to put pressure on authorities such as the Department of Water and ...

The Blue Drop, Green Drop and No Drop reports released today (Tuesday 5 December) by the Department of Water and Sanitation show a deterioration in quality controls across the country. While Minister Senzo Mchunu seems reluctant to call the water situation a crisis, WaterCAN believes it is indeed a ...

WaterCAN, an initiative of the  Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA), calls on the Gauteng water authorities to make their water infrastructure plans public, with detailed spending and timelines. 

This would provide clarity for the public on what infrastructure is being built, how much it ...