More than 100 volunteer citizen scientists will test the quality of drinking water across South Africa from 14 to 18 September. 

This national water-testing week initiative is led by WaterCAN, an initiative of OUTA, which is a network of citizen science activists and community organisations who ...

WaterCAN an initiative of OUTA (Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse), demands that the company which owns the Jagersfontein mine be held responsible for the loss of lives, the injuries and damage resulting from the horrifying collapse of the mine dam wall on Sunday. 

The collapse of the dam wall is a...

South Africa is a water scarce country, but we could be losing up to 50% of clean drinking water due to failing infrastructure and leaking pipes. Add to that the pollution of clean water and the problem of over abstraction,  and it is clear that our water resources are under severe strain. ...

Bad smells, poor infrastructure and even tadpoles leave South Africans distrusting the quality of their drinking water. WaterCAN, an initiative of the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA), recently conducted an online survey to find out whether South Africans trust the water coming from their taps....

South Africa must prepare better for more Day Zeros and water shedding. T

he recent reports of Nelson Mandela Bay Metro (NMB) reaching day zero are of course very concerning, but it is not the first South African city or town to get close to day zero and neither will it be the last. 

Cape Town ma...

South Africa’s lack of service delivery, crumbling infrastructure and defunct municipalities have brought people to despair as their hope and trust in government fades. 

Cities, towns and villages have been neglected but at the same time almost R186-billion has disappeared out of the accounts of...

The Blue Drop report is a red flag for the dire state of most of our water systems and the effect on human rights. The report is the official confirmation of the widespread problem that too many people face every day, often for years, and there is no longer any excuse for the Department of Water and...

On 1 April 2022, the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) released the Green Drop Report, after a nine-year break since the last report. The Green Drop report is important as it evaluates the entire wastewater management system (pumping, treatment, discharge) of processing the wastewater over a ...