Dr Jennifer Molwantwa, CEO, Water Research Commission
South Africa’s water crisis has become one of the most pressing challenges facing our municipalities today.
Across the country, towns and cities are grappling with rising demand, climate volatility, ageing infrastructure, and dwindling financial resources.
These pressures have brought local governments to the frontlines of a national emergency. Yet while the challenges are immense, they also open a powerful opportunity for partnership and collective responsibility.
The crisis is not a municipal failure. It is a sign of a nation under pressure. And the solution lies in a renewed social compact between municipalities, communities, industry, youth and national partners, a shared commitment embodied in the WRC’s A WaterWise Nation campaign.
