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No water in Joburg and no action either

We want Joburg Water to tell us what they’re doing about the water crisis, say OUTA’s WaterCAN and the Joburg Water Crisis Committee

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WaterCAN and the Johannesburg Water Crisis Committee (JWCC) believe that the City of Johannesburg’s ...
Jonathan
15.02.2023 01:07:57 - Comment(s)

MAP MY WATER: WaterCAN launches new digital tool for water champions

Test your water, upload your results and help WaterCAN build a public online map of water quality

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Today (Tuesday 14 February) WaterCAN an initiative of the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) launches Map My Water, ...
Jonathan
14.02.2023 23:25:35 - Comment(s)

Water activists join hands to highlight dire state of eThekwini Metro’s rivers

WaterCAN and Adopt-a-River wants national government to intervene in Durban pollution crisis.

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WaterCAN, a water-focused initiative driven by the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) and Adopt-a-River, a KZN...
Jonathan
08.02.2023 20:25:23 - Comment(s)

South Africa’s sewage pollution crisis is impacting our food safety

Given that more than 60% of the country’s wastewater treatment works are in a poor to critical state, it must be assumed that much of this contamination is ending up in our fresh water and affecting our food. - Featured in Daily Mave...

Jonathan
17.11.2022 19:47:05 - Comment(s)

Water situation will not improve until water boards maintain infrastructure

The AG’s report on water infrastructure again underlines water losses and lack of accountability for mismanagement

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The Auditor-General (AG) report to Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation...
Jonathan
10.11.2022 19:07:18 - Comment(s)