Category Archives: News

Let’s bash the door down

If there was ever a time for grassroot civil society organisations to demand recognition and [...]

Make your voice heard on the proposed Coalition Bill

Make your voice heard on the proposed Coalition Bill COMMENT PERIOD EXTENDED UNTIL 31 AUGUST.  [...]

Join our submission on the Municipal Structures Act Amendment Bill

Join our submission on the Municipal Structures Act Amendment Bill The “Coalition Bill” that, if [...]

Ratepayers are loudly rejecting bad city budgets, and long may it last

By Jonathan Erasmus Let us be frank – our municipalities are paying little or no [...]

Water will always be a political issue.

By Jonathan Erasmus, CAN Project Manager  The biggest unknown in South Africa’s upcoming general election [...]

A new era in politics gives rise to new challenges in community activism

If you were in denial that South Africa had entered the election cycle,  then the [...]

Yes, we really can

Keeping a positive attitude is what will drive us forward and then the future possibilities [...]

WaterCAN’s Dr. Ferrial Adam Honored with Daily Maverick Environmental Justice Award

Championing Environmental Justice: Dr. Ferrial Adam’s Award Reflects WaterCAN’s Impactful Initiatives in 2023.

Councils squabble and spend billions, while controls and transparency fail

Councils squabble and spend billions, while controls and transparency fail In Johannesburg, the budgets show [...]

Government has known about Hammanskraal time bomb for over a decade

Government has known about Hammanskraal time bomb for over a decade The great overarching tragedy [...]