Blog tagged as Media Statement

WaterCAN Responds to the Mayor’s State of the City Address
Bold Words Must Be Matched with Urgent Action on Water and Sanitation


According to WaterCAN, a water justice group, the City of Johannesburg Mayor’s 2025 State of the City Address failed to instill confidence that Johannesburg is treating its water and sanitation crisis with the urgency and transpare...

Jonathan
09.05.2025 20:41:08 - Comment(s)
Going to the park? Take a rubbish bag and pick up a load of litter
The Joburg spruits need your help

Unrestrained sewage spills from the City of Johannesburg and rubbish are polluting the Johannesburg spruits which run from Gauteng to Mozambique, are used for water sports, religious ceremonies and replenishing wetlands, and are needed by people, birds and wildlife i...

Jonathan
29.04.2025 21:09:48 - Comment(s)
Water Summits without Civil Society are a waste of time—and water
Government’s exclusion of civil society shows it’s not serious about solving SA’s water crisis.


The Department of Water and Sanitation’s latest Indaba (27–28 March 2025) brought together government officials, academics, the private sector, and media to discuss the country’s deepening water crisis. Bu...

Jonathan
28.03.2025 22:31:42 - Comment(s)
Toxic time bomb: Klip River pollution crisis demands action
Decades of industrial waste and sewage spills have turned the Klip River into a health hazard – WaterCAN is calling for accountability before more lives are at risk.


The Water Community Action Network (WaterCAN), is demanding urgent action following a University of Johannesburg study confirming the l...

Jonathan
28.03.2025 01:42:27 - Comment(s)
A collaborative water testing project in 115 high schools across five provinces equips students with the knowledge and tools to protect South Africa’s water quality.

Credit: OUTA

“Water checked, future secured” is the slogan of the WaterCAN Youth Collective’s water testing project for high school stu...
Jonathan
19.03.2025 20:12:26 - Comment(s)