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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)
Unacceptable communication at the core of the latest Joburg Water fiasco, says WaterCAN

With much-needed Rand Water maintenance underway on critical infrastructure supplying Johannesburg, WaterCAN is raising concern that the City of Johannesburg and Johannesburg Water systems are not coping with the knock-on impacts. While the maintenance itself is necessary, inadequate planning and po...

Jonathan
15.12.2025 17:35:45 - Comment(s)
In Bekkersdal and Merafong, residents cry for water justice 

By Nhlanhla Sibisi, Campaigns Coordinator, WaterCAN


The communities of Bekkersdal and Merafong are living with the legacy of a failed municipal system on water delivery, particularly when it comes to access to safe water – a basic human right guaranteed by the South African constitution.

What many st...


Jonathan
12.12.2025 11:02:19 - Comment(s)
WaterCAN citizen tests reveal unsafe drinking water in eight municipalities across South Africa

The Annual WaterCAN Citizen Science Water Testing Week held in September has confirmed that unsafe water is not an isolated rural problem but a widespread national risk affecting communities across all nine provinces.

The most alarming results come from drinking-water sources that should be safe at t...

Jonathan
11.12.2025 19:50:37 - Comment(s)