WaterCAN’s “What am I drinking?” survey finds only 37% routinely trust the quality of their drinking water Survey illustrates the need for greater transparency by municipalities on water quality Bad […]
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Press Release
Nelson Mandela Bay Metro’s water failure underlines need for national plan on Day Zeros
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Nelson Mandela Bay Metro’s water failure underlines need for national plan on Day Zeros Water runs out as metro drowns in incompetence South Africa must prepare better for more Day […]
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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 […]
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Municipalities risk lives with sub-standard water Poor water quality becomes the norm as 77% of South Africa’s 1 186 water supply systems fail to meet the legal standards The Blue […]
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Green Drop Report proves sewage pollution is dire It’s time for municipal managers responsible for failed systems to face criminal charges On 1 April 2022, the Department of Water and […]
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Webinar: Sewage Pollution in South Africa – A Human Rights Violation The state of South Africa’s water resources and sanitation services and infrastructure are in a dire state. Billions of […]
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The Anti-Pollution Task Team must have real sting to deal with pollution Holding individual officials and directors to account is better than issuing fines to entities The Minister of Water […]
Opinion Piece
Citizen action is the key to rescuing South Africa’s failing water and sanitation systems
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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 […]
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Sewage pollution: a violation of basic human rights South Africa’s water resources, sanitation services and infrastructure are in a dire state. South Africa’s water resources, sanitation services and infrastructure are […]