Category Archives: Press Release

No water in Joburg and no action either We want Joburg Water to tell us what they’re doing about the water crisis, say OUTA’s WaterCAN and the Joburg Water Crisis […]

MAP MY WATER: WaterCAN launches new digital tool for water champions Test your water, upload your results and help WaterCAN build a public online map of water quality Image: WaterCAN […]

Water activists join hands to highlight dire state of eThekwini Metro’s rivers WaterCAN and Adopt-a-River wants national government to intervene in Durban pollution crisis. Image: WaterCAN WaterCAN, a water-focused initiative […]

Water situation will not improve until water boards maintain infrastructure The AG’s report on water infrastructure again underlines water losses and lack of accountability for mismanagement Image: Shutterstock The Auditor-General […]

National water pricing strategy adds new charges rather than improve debt collection It’s time to link executive pay to the collection of revenue, WaterCAN tells government Image: Shutterstock Water entities […]

This is why we need the No Drop reports: to watch over aging water systems Rand Water and municipalities leak water and money Image: Shutterstock All levels of government can […]

Tap water may pass water testing, but concerns about quality of raw water sources WaterCAN and activist citizen scientists’ tests reveals regular water testing is imperative Image: OUTA Tap water […]

This week 100 citizen scientists will test water across South Africa We need to build trust in our drinking water. Join WaterCAN’s five-day project using volunteers to test our water […]

Jagersfontein mine owner must be held to account The collapse of the mine’s dam wall shows what mines get away with when government fails to provide oversight Image: Picture Twitter/@NationalCoGTA […]

Why we, the citizens, need to test our water resources The state of SA’s water should be raising alarm bells, but the lack of transparency and reliable data drowns out […]