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.
07.12.2025 21:54:02
Blog tagged as WaterCAN
07.12.2025 21:54:02
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...
13.11.2025 20:47:24
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...
04.11.2025 13:45:11
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...
28.10.2025 15:58:43
The fourth annual WaterCAN Testing Week marked another milestone in South Africa’s growing citizen science movement - a week where learners, volunteers, and communities united to test, learn, and act for clean water.
Hosted at the Johannesburg Zoo, this year’s event was driven by WaterCAN in partner...
25.09.2025 14:08:00
Johannesburg civil society organisations stand with the residents of Coronationville, Westbury, Westdene, Martindale and Sophiatown who took to the streets on Wednesday to demand what should never be denied - clean, reliable water.
Burning tyres and clouds of tear gas filled Coronationville as roads ...
10.09.2025 13:30:00
In the wake of yet another tragedy involving poor sanitation infrastructure at schools, the water and sanitation civic activism non-profit WaterCAN demands the National Government to prioritise the dignity of learners.
WaterCAN is devastated by another tragic death, this time a six-year-old Grade R p...
22.08.2025 11:09:09
On July 18, 2025, WaterCAN raised the alarm over the Gauteng Province’s failure to meet basic microbiological water quality standards.
Our initial press statement - which you can read here was based on public commentary by water scientist Ms Ayesha Laher, who highlighted the province’s co...
05.08.2025 00:26:16
In the West Rand region of South Africa, where community access to clean water and reliable services often hangs in the balance, Be The Future Foundation is causing disruptive ripples. Founded and led by Sandile Soxokashe, the organisation brings young leaders into the heart of civic advocacy and wa...
04.08.2025 18:59:21
WaterCAN is raising alarm over the Gauteng Province’s failure to meet basic microbiological water quality standards.
READ NOW:Our lettersent to Joburg Water and the Department of Water and Sanitation
This follows recent public commentary by wat...
19.07.2025 04:25:32
