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Audit all water now, says WaterCAN

  • WaterCAN has called for an urgent, independent audit of all South Africa’s water boards.
  • Executive Manager Dr Ferrial Adam condemned the waste as “immoral and unacceptable”.
  • The organisation warns that without accountability, transparency and financial reform at water boards, South Africa’s water cris...
Jonathan
07.10.2025 13:49:00 - Comment(s)
WaterCAN Testing Week 2025: Building an Army of Water Activists

The fourth annual WaterCAN Testing Week marked another milestone in South Africa’s growing citizen science movement - a week where learners, volunteers, and communities united to test, learn, and act for clean water.


Hosted at the Johannesburg Zoo, this year’s event was driven by WaterCAN in partner...


Jonathan
25.09.2025 14:08:00 - Comment(s)
Water Testing Week: Action, Accountability, Awareness

  • WaterCAN’s fourth annual Citizen Science Water Testing Week runs 15–19 September, with the official launch on 18 September at the Johannesburg Zoo, in partnership with Joburg Parks
  • Over four years, more than 5,000 tests have been conducted, building South Africa’s largest citizen science water qualit...
Jonathan
16.09.2025 13:45:00 - Comment(s)
Johannesburg Communities Demand Water Justice

Johannesburg civil society organisations stand with the residents of Coronationville, Westbury, Westdene, Martindale and Sophiatown who took to the streets on Wednesday to demand what should never be denied - clean, reliable water.

Burning tyres and clouds of tear gas filled Coronationville as roads ...

Jonathan
10.09.2025 13:30:00 - Comment(s)
Sanitation and pit latrines should be treated as a national crisis, says WaterCAN

In the wake of yet another tragedy involving poor sanitation infrastructure at schools, the water and sanitation civic activism non-profit WaterCAN demands the National Government to prioritise the dignity of learners.

WaterCAN is devastated by another tragic death, this time a six-year-old Grade R p...

Jonathan
22.08.2025 11:09:09 - Comment(s)