Water provision in Nyanga: the community needs to be on board

Access to safe water is a basic human right, but not a given in many of South Africa's informal settlements. The drought in Cape Town and a fast-growing population put further pressure on the city to provide water in places like Nyanga where the community often takes to the streets to protest about poor service delivery. Bringing city officials and community members together, the HSRC and a local NGO explored how better community engagement could improve water provision.

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Human Science Research Council SA
Published
2026-05-23
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https://doi.org/10.14749/32381364
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Urban and Rural Development Challenges
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Water provision in Nyanga: the community needs to be on board

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Urban and Rural Development Challenges
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Water provision in Nyanga: the community needs to be on board

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Abstract

Access to safe water is a basic human right, but not a given in many of South Africa's informal settlements. The drought in Cape Town and a fast-growing population put further pressure on the city to provide water in places like Nyanga where the community often takes to the streets to protest about poor service delivery. Bringing city officials and community members together, the HSRC and a local NGO explored how better community engagement could improve water provision.

Human Science Research Council SA
Clean water and sanitation
Openalex Percentile: Top 3%
Urban and Rural Development Challenges
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