Blog tagged as WaterCAN

No water plus not enough information plus inadequate planning equals a deluge of anger among residents

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For the past two weeks, residents across Johannesburg have faced severe water shortages, with inadequate communication from the City and the water utilities. This is no longer a short-t...
Jonathan
14.02.2025 00:03:32 - Comment(s)
WaterCAN welcomes the promise to prioritise water challenges, but wants clarity on spending and strong accountability

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The attention to water in the President’s SONA 2025 is a welcome recognition of the urgent state of our water resources. There are some victories. WaterCAN has be...
Jonathan
07.02.2025 21:55:38 - Comment(s)
WaterCAN delivers water infrastructure budget petition to the Speaker of the City of Joburg, and now we’re waiting for it to be discussed in council

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During the Johannesburg Crises Alliance Summit on Saturday 25 January, WaterCAN, an initiative of OUTA, delivered a petition to t...
Jonathan
29.01.2025 21:49:10 - Comment(s)

Sign WaterCAN’s petition calling on the City of Joburg to table an amended budget on 30 January with more funding for water and sanitation infrastructure

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WaterCAN calls on the City of Johannesburg to table an adjustment budget which increases the capital spending on water and sani...

Jonathan
16.01.2025 21:12:32 - Comment(s)

WaterCAN demands urgent action on Johannesburg’s water crisis

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WaterCAN, an initiative of the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA), calls on the City of Johannesburg to urgently address the escalating water crisis by allocating sufficient funds in the City’s adjustment budget to its ent...
Jonathan
18.12.2024 00:14:37 - Comment(s)