Tap water is safe to drink in most urban areas, but more testing needed: WaterCAN by Radio Islam International published on 2022-10-19T11:14:45Z In most urban areas of South Africa, tap water is safe to drink, but raw water sources, like streams, rivers, and dams, have high levels of E.Coli and coliform bacteria, posing serious health risks. Last month, a week of nationwide water testing by more than 100 citizen science activists for the Water Community Action Network, or WaterCAN—a project of the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse found that tap water is safe to drink in most urban areas. These tests were carried out in response to an assessment report from the Blue Drop and Green Zone, which was made public for the first time in nine years and revealed that 52% of water supply systems are at medium to high risk. The findings were presented by Dr Ferrial Adam, manager of WaterCAN, on Radio Islam International.
