Joburg and SA failure to manage water crisis is inexcusable Credit: Shutterstock Routine water cuts lasting weeks in Joburg suburbs. Desperate residents on the streets begging for water tankers that […]
Author Archives: WaterCAN
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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. Credit: […]
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Credit: OUTA 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 […]
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As a nation, we must urgently change our relationship with water Credit: OUTA Johannesburg is facing a severe water crisis that demands immediate and sustained action from authorities, businesses and […]
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Department spends billions on infrastructure, but communities still battle daily for water due to municipal ineptitude Image Credit: Shutterstock/OUTA/ Departments of Water and Sanitation Municipalities remain the biggest blockage in […]
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MTBPS 2024 underlines the need for municipal reform to get basic services delivered Credit: Shutterstock The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS 2024) illustrates how widespread and unmanaged government dysfunction affects […]
Opinion Piece, Uncategorized
Navigating Waterborne Diseases in a Changing Climate: South Africa’s Urgent Challenge
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Credit: OUTA 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 […]
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Gauteng consumers and municipalities should use water as though Day Zero is upon us, and get used to that as a way of life. Credit: OUTA The recent Rand Water […]
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As Day Zero looms in Joburg, the news of the City’s 42 leaking reservoirs underlines the need for transparency Credit: OUTA The revelation that half of the City of Joburg’s […]
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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 […]