Category Archives: Opinion Piece

How to jointly stop the water crisis from becoming a national catastrophe The water crisis in Johannesburg must not be seen as just a localised city issue; it is a […]

The lightning strike, the closed tap and the missing mayor: Joburg’s water crisis isn’t over yet Joburg’s 11-day water crisis exposed a chain of disaster, from years of inadequate maintenance […]

Climate change and South Africa’s water woes — an urgent call to community action The Blue Drop, Green Drop and No Drop reports released in early December by the Department […]

Citizen scientists take the plunge to change the tide on water quality This week, hundreds of citizen scientists are participating in a countrywide water-testing campaign with test kits provided by […]

We tried to lay criminal charges against Joburg for water pollution – the SAPS didn’t know how The state of the rivers and streams in South Africa is a major […]

South Africa’s sewage pollution crisis is impacting our food safety Given that more than 60% of the country’s wastewater treatment works are in a poor to critical state, it must […]

Poor governance leaves women and children battling to access water Inadequate water access affects women and girls in poor households, schools and as smallholders feeding their families By Dr Ferrial […]

Building a network of citizen scientists to help protect our water resources Faced with government collapse, activists look to citizen science as a tool to help protect water resources. A […]

Citizen action is the key to rescuing South Africa’s failing water and sanitation systems It’s easy to be overwhelmed by the many failures of the government, particularly when faced with […]