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 […]
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Mogale City’s Infrastructure Collapse: A Threat to Public Health and Human Rights
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Sep
Sep
Mismanagement and Neglect Expose Mogale City Residents to Health Risks Amid Sewage Crisis Credit: OUTA Reports of wilful and persistent sewage pollution by the City of Mogale reveal more than […]
Opinion Piece, Uncategorized
WaterCAN and the Walter Sisulu National Botanical Gardens partner to celebrate World
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Sep
Sep
Water Monitoring Day with nationwide water testing campaign Credit: OUTA WaterCAN, an initiative of the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA), is proud to announce its 3rd annual water testing month […]
Opinion Piece, Uncategorized
Tackling the Root Causes of Sewage Manhole Overflows in Our Municipalities
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May
May
Tackling the Root Causes of Sewage Manhole Overflows in Our Municipalities Source: OUTA This article first appeared in the Mail & Guardian, 14 May 2024 The sight and stench of […]
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Mar
Mar
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 […]
Opinion Piece
The lightning strike, the closed tap and the missing mayor: Joburg’s water crisis isn’t over yet
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Mar
Mar
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 […]
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Dec
Dec
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 […]
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Sep
Sep
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 […]
Opinion Piece
We tried to lay criminal charges against Joburg for water pollution – the SAPS didn’t know how
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May
May
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 […]
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Nov
Nov
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 […]
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