Corruption in the water sector has been found to be systematic. This is according to a report by Corruption Watch and Water Integrity Network which was launched in Johannesburg.
South Africa is the 30th driest country in the world. Over 400 towns, especially in the western and central parts of the country, rely on water from aquifers that they pump out of the ground (groundwater). A rural dam of brown, muddy water, about...
The Young Water Professionals (YWP) of WISA hosted a workshop and participated in panel discussions at the Department of Water and Sanitation’s (DWS’s) National Youth Indaba. Held under the theme “Empowering Youth for a Water-Secure Future”, the...
In South Africa, water is not merely a utility; it is a constitutional promise. Section 27 of the Bill of Rights explicitly guarantees that ‘everyone has the right to have access to sufficient food and water.’ Yet, as the latest regulatory audits...