Blog tagged as 2026

WaterCAN mobilises over 150 schools across South Africa for 2026 Schools Water Testing Week

WaterCAN mobilises over 150 schools across South Africa for 2026 Schools Water Testing Week

WaterCAN will host its 2026 Schools Water Testing Week from 16 to 20 March 2026, bringing together 158 schools across all nine provinces in a coordinated citizen science campaign aimed at promoting safer drinking water, stronger water awareness and greater accountability in schools.


The initiative bu...


16.03.2026 12:16:49
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BLOODWORMS IN TAP WATER: Marakong Village, QwaQwa residents fall ill as community left without water

BLOODWORMS IN TAP WATER: Marakong Village, QwaQwa residents fall ill as community left without water

More than one hundred families in Marakong Village, QwaQwa, are facing a serious public health emergency after live bloodworms were reported and then confirmed in water flowing from household taps.


After receiving multiple complaints from residents, Free State water activists working closely with Wat...


20.02.2026 15:22:05
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Johannesburg Water needs urgent national intervention, says WaterCAN

Johannesburg Water needs urgent national intervention, says WaterCAN

WaterCAN has learned that Rand Water, the bulk water supplier to Johannesburg, is preparing to exercise its option to demand a three months’ deposit of about R2.5 to R2.7 billion. This is about a billion Rand more than Johannesburg Water’s Capital Expenditure Budget and is the result of repeated mi...

20.02.2026 08:22:19
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No more promises: South Africa’s water crisis needs timelines, transparency and consequences

No more promises: South Africa’s water crisis needs timelines, transparency and consequences

WaterCAN notes that President Cyril Ramaphosa has placed water security and the criminality that thrives when taps run dry on the national agenda during the 2026 State of the Nation Address. This focus reflects years of sustained pressure from communities, civil society and activists across South A...

13.02.2026 09:42:59
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