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Water Stories reports on AWCC and Water Committee’s’ Demands

“The Daily Maverick published an op-ed written by the African Water Commons Collective and The Movements Collective, titled Free Basic Water is Not Free, and is Not Affordable. This article argues that while Cape Town promotes itself as a leader in water management, unaffordable water costs, deductions from electricity purchases to recover water debt, restrictive water …

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Free basic water in Cape Town is not free and not affordable

Residents facing water injustices demand that the City of Cape Town account for, and change, its anti-poor, racist and sexist free basic water policy practices. The dismissive response to Black people from poor communities who engage the City about their struggles with access to water is unacceptable, undemocratic and unjust. Read the full op-ed in …

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AFRICA WATER JUSTICE NETWORK (AWJN) FEMINIST POLITICAL SCHOOL

Accra, Ghana:17–19 February 2026 The AWCC coconvened with the Africa Water Justice Network (AWJN) and Women Collective Kenya a Feminist Political School in Accra Ghana from 17-19 Feb 2026. The intensive school brought together water justice activists, and grassroots leaders from Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, Senegal, Gambia, and Nigeria. Rooted in African feminist traditions, collective …

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Nyanga community launches water action committee to tackle water issues

Scores of Nyanga residents converged at Nyanga Arts Development Centre in the area on Friday 14 November during the launch of Nyanga Water Action Committee (NWAC) in an effort to deal with the issues pertaining to water.  The objective is to preserve and educate people about the importance of water in life.NWAC chair Dumisani Makhanya described the …

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PODILRIG 1.25 – WATER HAS NO GENDER, BUT IT HAS AN AGENDA

🎙️ PODILRIG – Newest podcast and addition to ILRIG’s grassroots popular education media. This platform serves social justice issues with a strong feminist focus, amplifying voices from the ground. In it’s first episode, they look at water struggles from Johannesburg and Cape Town to Palestine a feature the AWCC. They expose how neoliberal state policies …

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