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National water pricing strategy adds new charges rather than improve debt collection

It’s time to link executive pay to the collection of revenue, WaterCAN tells government

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Water entities should focus on strategies for collecting outstanding debt and improving efficiencies – such a...
Jonathan
04.11.2022 01:15:54 - Comment(s)

This is why we need the No Drop reports: to watch over aging water systems

Rand Water and municipalities leak water and money

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All levels of government can no longer ignore the water infrastructure crisis that leaves communities across the country, and now in Gauteng, with unreliabl...
Jonathan
22.10.2022 01:37:13 - Comment(s)

Tap water may pass water testing, but concerns about quality of raw water sources

WaterCAN and activist citizen scientists’ tests reveals regular water testing is imperative

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Tap water may be safe to drink in some urban areas, but raw water sources such as streams, rivers and dams have high...
Jonathan
11.10.2022 23:23:21 - Comment(s)

This week 100 citizen scientists will test water across South Africa

We need to build trust in our drinking water. Join WaterCAN’s five-day project using volunteers to test our water

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More than 100 volunteer citizen scientists will test the quality of drinking water across South Africa from...
Jonathan
14.09.2022 00:33:27 - Comment(s)

Jagersfontein mine owner must be held to account

The collapse of the mine’s dam wall shows what mines get away with when government fails to provide oversight

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WaterCAN an initiative of OUTA (Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse), demands that the company which owns the ...
Jonathan
13.09.2022 00:04:31 - Comment(s)