Blog tagged as WaterCAN

WaterCAN slams poor timing of Rand Water's planned shutdown amid ongoing Johannesburg water crisis, asks for shutdown to be reconsidered or alternatives to be explored to mitigate disruptions.  

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WaterCAN has expressed reservations about the planned maintenance by Rand Water at the E...

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Inadequate sanitation facilities in South Africa, particularly in schools, highlight an urgent need for intervention, says WaterCAN, an initiative of the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA). According to WaterCAN’s executive manager, Dr Ferrial Adam, the prevalence of pit latrines, th...

As a nation, we must urgently change our relationship with water

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Johannesburg is facing a severe water crisis that demands immediate and sustained action from authorities, businesses and residents. The recent water crisis meeting between the Ministry of Water and Sanitation, the Gauteng ...

Department spends billions on infrastructure, but communities still battle daily for water due to municipal ineptitude

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Municipalities remain the biggest blockage in the water and sanitation systems. WaterCAN welcomes the detai...

MTBPS 2024 underlines the need for municipal reform to get basic services delivered

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The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS 2024) illustrates how widespread and unmanaged government dysfunction affects delivery. This is one of the most illuminating sentences in the MTBPS, ...