Blog tagged as WaterCAN

Navigating Waterborne Diseases in a Changing Climate: South Africa’s Urgent Challenge

This opinion piece was written by Dr. Ogone Motlogeloa 


South Africa is confronting a severe crisis where climate change and declining water quality intersect, leading to a significant impact on public health and the environment. This crisis affects all facets of South African life, demanding a ...


25.10.2024 18:10:33
Gauteng’s water crisis: Rand Water's messaging on the crisis

Gauteng consumers and municipalities should use water as though Day Zero is upon us, and get used to that as a way of life.


The recent Rand Water announcement about the constraints in Gauteng’s water supply systems has not successfully raised awareness among residents about the urgent need to reduce ...

21.10.2024 20:44:48
Half the Joburg water reservoirs leak and WaterCAN wants answers

As Day Zero looms in Joburg, the news of the City’s 42 leaking reservoirs underlines the need for transparency


The revelation that half of the City of Joburg’s water reservoirs leak and that the City plans to repair only half of those is shocking, but the release of this information is welcome. “It’s...

08.10.2024 17:29:48
Citizen science leads the way in water monitoring and protection

South Africa’s next big crisis – this time with water – is here, and it will have a much bigger impact than our energy crisis. But citizen science activism can help turn it around. Dr Ferrial Adam, WaterCAN’s executive manager, explains how.


The state of our water resources affects us all, whether yo...

17.09.2024 19:04:57