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CoJ presents plan to tackle water challenges
By: Natasha Odendaal 20th March 2024 The City of Johannesburg (CoJ) has presented an action plan, comprising immediate, medium and long-term measures, to tackle widespread water... →
Sewage leaks put South Africa’s freshwater at risk: how citizen scientists are helping clean up
15th March 2024 Across South Africa, sewage systems are leaking and contaminating the country’s freshwater. Involving the affected communities can help prevent... →
ANC election manifesto touts inclusive, transformed economy 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 29th February 2024 The African National Congress noted on Thursday that it will continue to “unapologetically pursue” an inclusive and transformed economy by... →
DA requests SAHRC to investigate Hofmeyr water crisis
28th February 2024 For the past two years, the communities of Twinsville and Hofmeyr town have had limited or no water due to the inability of the Chris Hani District... →
Johannesburg’s water crisis is getting worse – expert explains why the taps keep running dry in South Africa’s biggest city
28th February 2024 Since the latter part of 2023 hardly a week has gone by without some residents of Johannesburg, South Africa’s commercial capital, losing their... →
City to urgently attend to Parkwood water outages
13th February 2024 The Executive Mayor of Johannesburg, Cllr Kabelo Gwamanda, was this morning alerted to a recurring water outage that has affected the residents of... →
The value of tacit knowledge for economic success
By: Saliem Fakir 26th January 2024 Michael Polanyi, the brother of the famous Karl Polanyi (the writer of The Great Transformation), says in his book, Tacit Knowledge, that “we can... →
Mayor Kaunda and EXCO must intervene in eThekwini water crisis
22nd January 2024 The Democratic Alliance in eThekwini has written to Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda (view here), requesting that the eThekwini Municipality Executive... →
