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WaterCAN: Stop the non-payment. Restore water. Protect lives.

WaterCAN: Stop the non-payment. Restore water. Protect lives.
  • Contractor suspension hits informal settlements again, amid alleged nonpayment.
  • Debt crisis fuels stoppages, delays, and extended water cuts citywide.
  • WaterCAN demands timelines, transparency, investigation, and ring-fenced water funds.
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Jonathan
09.12.2025 15:56:07 - Comment(s)
WaterCAN raises alarm over unsafe tap water in Tulbagh – calls for immediate boil water notice and urgent intervention

WaterCAN raises alarm over unsafe tap water in Tulbagh – calls for immediate boil water notice and urgent intervention

UPDATE 18 December 2025: WaterCAN has been in contact with both the Witzenberg Municipality and the Western Cape Government concerning the crisis in Tulbagh. As soon as we have more details we will provide an updated statement.

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Jonathan
07.12.2025 21:54:02 - Comment(s)
WaterCAN welcomes Emalahleni ruling – calls for nationwide crackdown, personal accountability for municipal polluters

WaterCAN welcomes Emalahleni ruling – calls for nationwide crackdown, personal accountability for municipal polluters

WaterCAN has welcomed the landmark Mpumalanga High Court ruling that fined the Emalahleni Local Municipality R650 million for years of allowing untreated sewage to flow into rivers and dams – but says this must be the start of a nationwide crackdown on municipal polluters and the individuals who ena...

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Jonathan
13.11.2025 20:47:24 - Comment(s)
Is the Sewer System of Johannesburg Collapsing?

Is the Sewer System of Johannesburg Collapsing?

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...

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Jonathan
04.11.2025 13:45:11 - Comment(s)
Community-led citizen science a solution to Free State’s water crisis

Community-led citizen science a solution to Free State’s water crisis

Communities in the Free State are living through a daily water crisis - dry taps, contaminated rivers, and sewage flowing through neighbourhoods. 
On 14 October 2025, WaterCAN held a community water training and testing workshop in the Free State to help citizens take back control through scienc...
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Jonathan
28.10.2025 15:58:43 - Comment(s)

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