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Written by Dr Teresa Dirsuweit
In 2024, WaterCAN — an organisation that monitors and reports on water quality — distributed testing kits to volunteers across the Johannesburg area. Dedicated citizen scientists have been regularly testing the city’s streams and monitoring pollution sources. The r...
Op-Ed by Nhlanhla Sibisi - WaterCAN Campaigns Coordinator and Nomsa Daele - WaterCAN Senior Team Leader.
WaterCAN, with partner organisations, celebrated its 4th Annual Citizen Science Water Testing Week at the Johannesburg Zoo - covering the week of 15-19 September 2025. The launch was held on...
The Kirstenhof and Environs Residents’ Association (KERA) took part in WaterCAN’s 4th annual Citizen Science Water Testing Week, contributing vital local data from the Kirstenhof Duckpond, Westlake River, and Keysers River to South Africa’s largest public water-quality database. The national campaig...
More than 500 citizen science kits were distributed across South Africa as part of WaterCAN’s annual National Water Testing Week, uniting partners and volunteers from every province. Schools, community groups, and environmental organisations took part in testing rivers, taps, and boreholes — generat...
