Blog tagged as Peoples Water Forum

No more promises: South Africa’s water crisis needs timelines, transparency and consequences

WaterCAN notes that President Cyril Ramaphosa has placed water security and the criminality that thrives when taps run dry on the national agenda during the 2026 State of the Nation Address. This focus reflects years of sustained pressure from communities, civil society and activists across South A...

Jonathan
13.02.2026 09:42:59 - Comment(s)
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)