Blog tagged as accountability

The Peoples’ Water Forum demands an investigation into Soshanguve protest shooting 

The People’s Water Forum condemns in the strongest possible terms the shooting of Soshanguve residents with rubber bullets while they were protesting the lack of water in their community.

Residents in Soshanguve have reportedly been without water for two weeks. Across Gauteng, dry taps over days and...

Jonathan
12.02.2026 15:04:46 - Comment(s)
Johannesburg Living Day Zero as WaterCAN Calls for Water Crisis Declaration

Johannesburg is facing a widespread and escalating water crisis, with residents across the city effectively living under Day Zero conditions as failures by Johannesburg Water and Rand Water continue unchecked, says WaterCAN.

Communities in Kensington, Emmarentia, Meldene, and many other areas fed b...

Jonathan
09.02.2026 13:51:36 - Comment(s)
Johannesburg trapped in a cycle of water crises and poor communication says WaterCAN

Large parts of Johannesburg have been without reliable water for weeks and, in some cases, months - only exacerbated by poor communication from all the responsible government agencies, says WaterCAN.


WaterCAN, a national water advocacy non-profit organisation, has found that, communities in Melville...


Jonathan
03.02.2026 10:56:43 - Comment(s)
Dysfunctional wasterwater treatment works across eThekwini to blame for beach closures, says WaterCAN. 

Durban beaches will likely continue to face sporadic closures until the fundamental problem - repairing and restoring the city’s failing wastewater treatment network - is properly resolved, says WaterCAN.

WaterCAN, along with its partners Save Our Rivers and Sea from Sewage (SORFS) and Adopt-a-River...

Jonathan
21.12.2025 14:32:17 - Comment(s)
Free State water crisis: Water provision must be prioritised, says WaterCAN

Maluti-a-Phofung Municipality is facing a chronic breakdown in basic water and sanitation services that is endangering public health, undermining dignity, and requiring urgent intervention, says WaterCAN.

WaterCAN said the latest crisis is another chapter in Free State communities’ ongoing fight for...

Jonathan
17.12.2025 16:44:53 - Comment(s)