{"id":294347,"date":"2025-11-14T19:48:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T17:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/?p=294347"},"modified":"2025-11-14T19:48:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T17:48:57","slug":"nyanga-community-launches-water-action-committee-to-tackle-water-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/nyanga-community-launches-water-action-committee-to-tackle-water-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Nyanga community launches water action committee to tackle water issues"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Scores of Nyanga residents converged at Nyanga<\/a> 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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The objective is to preserve and educate people about the importance of water in life.
NWAC chair Dumisani Makhanya described the event as part of the water awareness campaign. He said they saw a need to establish the water action committee to represent the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Our aim is to have a formal structure where people will report their complaints pertaining to water. Currently, we have people who can\u2019t afford to pay their water bills because they are unemployed and those people need assistance. Other people are on the verge of having their water cut off by the City because they don\u2019t pay. Also, there is an issue of deduction for water bills from the prepaid electricity that we also need to look at,” said Makhanya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said they are working together with African Water Commons Collective<\/a> which is the mother body. The AWCC is a collective of water campaigners mobilising against water privatisation and cut offs, and supporting self-organising for water access and water justice in and beyond South Africa.
\u201cAs the community, we need to take responsibility as well. We are intending to have community sessions with people from different areas within Nyanga where we want to tell them to stop wasting water. They must report or close any water leakages from their water pipes,” he stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Speaking on behalf of AWCC, Faeza Meyer said their role is to assist the communities to establish their water action committees for them to be organised. She stated that they also trained the committee members in order to be able to deal with social issues. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have representatives of water action committees from various areas who are here today to support the launch of Nyanga WAC. Some of them are coming from Makhaza, Hillview, Elsies etc. Water is life. Without water we can die. You can live on the street, but you can\u2019t survive without water,\u201d said Meyer, adding that they were part of the organisations that they fought with the City against day zero.
She stated that they are mostly working in a so-called disadvantaged community.
Resident Mlandeli Mbiko described the event as informative. He stated that their voices will be easy to hear.
\u201cAlmost everyone here is complaining about water or electricity. But, the problem is that we are not united and no one is listening to our voice. Now, we will report to this committee, and they will refer our complaints to the relevant stakeholders,\u201d said Mbiko.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":294348,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_linkdex":"","_yoast_wpseo_content_score":"30","_yoast_wpseo_inclusive_language_score":"90","_yoast_wpseo_is_cornerstone":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image-id":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image-id":"","newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","_crsspst_to_novanewscoza":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozabloemnewsexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozadistrictmailhelderberg":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaeikestadnuus":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozahermanustimes":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozakomani-karoo":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozakougaexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozamthathaexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozanoordkaapbulletin":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapaarlpost":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapeexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapeoplespost":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaswartlandgazette":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozatygerburger":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaudexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozavistanews":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozavrystaatkroon":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaweskusnuus":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaweslander":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaworcesterstandard":false,"_EventAllDay":"","_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":"","_EventShowMapLink":"","_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":"","_EventVenueID":"","_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":"","_VenueShowMapLink":"","_application":"","_batch_id":"","_company_name":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_company_website":"","_custom_id":"","_EventDuration":"","_EventOrigin":"","_EventTimezoneAbbr":"","_featured":"","_filled":"","_job_expires":"","_job_location":"","_media_credit":"","_media_credit_url":"","_menu_item_menu_item_parent":"","_menu_item_object":"","_menu_item_object_id":"","_menu_item_target":"","_menu_item_type":"","_menu_item_url":"","_menu_item_xfn":"","_navis_media_can_distribute":"","_navis_media_credit_org":"","_OrganizerOrigin":"","_provider":"","_pum_built_in":"","_pum_default_theme":"","_pum_form_conversion_count":"","_remote_id":"","_remote_name":"","_remote_position":"","_report_frequency":"","_report_reference_dates":"","_send_attempts":"","_site_id":"","_sitemap_exclude":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","_sitemap_priority":"","_source_url":"","_subscription_period":"","_subscription_period_interval":"","_subscription_price":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":"","_template_type":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_tribe_aggregator_allow_multiple_organizers":"","_tribe_aggregator_content_type":"","_tribe_aggregator_file":"","_tribe_aggregator_finalized":"","_tribe_aggregator_hash":"","_tribe_aggregator_import_id":"","_tribe_aggregator_import_name":"","_tribe_aggregator_interactive":"","_tribe_aggregator_origin":"","_tribe_aggregator_post_status":"","_tribe_aggregator_preview":"","_tribe_aggregator_source_name":"","_tribe_aggregator_type":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_hide_attendees_list":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":"","_tribe_ticket_version":"","_type":"","_VenueOrigin":"","_wp_attachment_context":"","_wp_attachment_image_alt":"","_wp_font_face_file":"","_wp_old_date":"","_yoast_wpseo_estimated-reading-time-minutes":"3","_yoast_wpseo_focuskeywords":"","_yoast_wpseo_focuskw_text_input":"","_yoast_wpseo_keywordsynonyms":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_block-catalog":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":"1","_yoast_wpseo_primary_job_listing_type":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_nova_retailer":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_publication":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_tribe_events_cat":"","_yoast_wpseo_videositemap-duration":"","_yoast_wpseo_videositemap-rating":"","_menu_item_classes":[],"_tribe_modified_fields":[],"_wp_attachment_backup_sizes":[],"_wp_suggested_privacy_policy_content":[],"_yoast_post_redirect_info":[],"_yoast_wpseo_video_meta":[],"activation_date":"","archive_insertion_is_repeating":"","archive_insertion_posts_count":"","article_feature_media":"","article_feature_type":"","article_main_image_caption":"","article_media_icon":"","article_template":"","author_byline":"Unathi Obose","background_color":"","block_editor":"1","byline":"","cmplz_hide_cookiebanner":"","competition_end_date":"","contact_advertise_email":"","contact_advertise_phone":"","contact_editorial_email":"","contact_general_email":"","contact_general_phone":"","contact_office_hours":"","contact_physical_address":"","enabled":"","featured_image_custom_caption":"","featured_video_url":"","fields":"","font_body":"","font_header":"","frequency":"","headline":"","hide_border":"","icon":"","is_wp_suggestion":"","issuu_download_url":"","issuu_embed_url":"","language_version_url":"","large_border":"","name":"","nm_contact_name":"","nm_contact_number":"","nm_date_lost":"","no_overlay_background":"","node-url":"","obituary_born_date":"","obituary_died_date":"","obituary_memoriam_text":"","origin":"","overlay_color":"","overlay_opacity":"","overlay_size":"","placement":"","plural_label":"","post_author":"","post_id":"","post_language":"en","secret-key":"","sponsored_utm_campaign":"","sponsored_utm_content":"","sponsored_utm_medium":"","sponsored_utm_source":"","sponsored_utm_term":"","start_date":"","utm_suppression":"","video_embed_url":"","wp_pattern_sync_status":"","data_version":[],"enclosure":[],"pongrass_image":[],"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_newspack_byline_active":false,"_newspack_byline":"","newspack_content_restriction_is_exempt":false,"scaip_prevent_shortcode_addition":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[7874,7904,91],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"publication":[],"class_list":["post-294347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-local-news","tag-local-stories","tag-top"],"yoast_head":"\nNyanga community launches water action committee to tackle water issues | City Vision<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/nyanga-community-launches-water-action-committee-to-tackle-water-issues\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nyanga community launches water action committee to tackle water issues\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"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.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/nyanga-community-launches-water-action-committee-to-tackle-water-issues\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"City Vision\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CityVisionOnline\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-11-14T17:48:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-11-14T17:48:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Water.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1441\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Unathi Obose\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@cityvisionlive\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@cityvisionlive\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Unathi Obose\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/nyanga-community-launches-water-action-committee-to-tackle-water-issues\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/nyanga-community-launches-water-action-committee-to-tackle-water-issues\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Unathi Obose\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5437e1623e314d237cbb19010d52e74a\"},\"headline\":\"Nyanga community launches water action committee to tackle water issues\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-11-14T17:48:55+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-11-14T17:48:57+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/nyanga-community-launches-water-action-committee-to-tackle-water-issues\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":457,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/nyanga-community-launches-water-action-committee-to-tackle-water-issues\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/Water.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Local News\",\"Local Stories\",\"Top\"],\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/nyanga-community-launches-water-action-committee-to-tackle-water-issues\\\/#respond\"]}],\"copyrightYear\":\"2025\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/nyanga-community-launches-water-action-committee-to-tackle-water-issues\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/nyanga-community-launches-water-action-committee-to-tackle-water-issues\\\/\",\"name\":\"Nyanga community launches water action committee to tackle water issues | City Vision\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/nyanga-community-launches-water-action-committee-to-tackle-water-issues\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/nyanga-community-launches-water-action-committee-to-tackle-water-issues\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/Water.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-11-14T17:48:55+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-11-14T17:48:57+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/nyanga-community-launches-water-action-committee-to-tackle-water-issues\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/nyanga-community-launches-water-action-committee-to-tackle-water-issues\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/nyanga-community-launches-water-action-committee-to-tackle-water-issues\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/Water.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/Water.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1441,\"caption\":\"A member of African Water Commons Collective, Faeza Meyer, addressing the community during the launch of Nyanga Water Action Committee which was held at Nyanga Arts Development Centre in the area on Friday 14 November. PHOTO: UNATHI OBOSE\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/nyanga-community-launches-water-action-committee-to-tackle-water-issues\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"News\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Nyanga community launches water action committee to tackle water issues\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/\",\"name\":\"City Vision\",\"description\":\"To Inform, Engage and Empower Local Communities\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"City Vision\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/city-vision-site-icon.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/city-vision-site-icon.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"City Vision\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/CityVisionOnline\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/cityvisionlive\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/@cityvisionnews\"],\"description\":\"City Vision is a free weekly community newspaper distributed every Thursday in the townships of the Cape Peninsula, including areas such as Khayelitsha, Gugulethu, and Nyanga. Published in both English and isiXhosa, it serves as a vital source of local news and information for these communities.\",\"email\":\"cityvision@novusmedia.co.za\",\"telephone\":\"021 910 6500\",\"legalName\":\"Novus Media (Pty) Ltd\",\"foundingDate\":\"2025-01-01\",\"vatID\":\"4100318916\",\"taxID\":\"2000\\\/018234\\\/07\",\"numberOfEmployees\":{\"@type\":\"QuantitativeValue\",\"minValue\":\"51\",\"maxValue\":\"200\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5437e1623e314d237cbb19010d52e74a\",\"name\":\"Unathi Obose\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/673b502fe18061a166bbb8075f70096189910fa4100d64320349c8acc125514e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/673b502fe18061a166bbb8075f70096189910fa4100d64320349c8acc125514e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/673b502fe18061a166bbb8075f70096189910fa4100d64320349c8acc125514e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Unathi Obose\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/author\\\/unathi-obose\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Nyanga community launches water action committee to tackle water issues | City Vision","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/nyanga-community-launches-water-action-committee-to-tackle-water-issues\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Nyanga community launches water action committee to tackle water issues","og_description":"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.","og_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/nyanga-community-launches-water-action-committee-to-tackle-water-issues\/","og_site_name":"City Vision","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CityVisionOnline\/","article_published_time":"2025-11-14T17:48:55+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-11-14T17:48:57+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2560,"height":1441,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Water.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Unathi Obose","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@cityvisionlive","twitter_site":"@cityvisionlive","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Unathi Obose","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/nyanga-community-launches-water-action-committee-to-tackle-water-issues\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/nyanga-community-launches-water-action-committee-to-tackle-water-issues\/"},"author":{"name":"Unathi Obose","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/#\/schema\/person\/5437e1623e314d237cbb19010d52e74a"},"headline":"Nyanga community launches water action committee to tackle water issues","datePublished":"2025-11-14T17:48:55+00:00","dateModified":"2025-11-14T17:48:57+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/nyanga-community-launches-water-action-committee-to-tackle-water-issues\/"},"wordCount":457,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/nyanga-community-launches-water-action-committee-to-tackle-water-issues\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Water.jpg","keywords":["Local News","Local Stories","Top"],"articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/nyanga-community-launches-water-action-committee-to-tackle-water-issues\/#respond"]}],"copyrightYear":"2025","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/nyanga-community-launches-water-action-committee-to-tackle-water-issues\/","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/nyanga-community-launches-water-action-committee-to-tackle-water-issues\/","name":"Nyanga community launches water action committee to tackle water issues | City Vision","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/nyanga-community-launches-water-action-committee-to-tackle-water-issues\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/nyanga-community-launches-water-action-committee-to-tackle-water-issues\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Water.jpg","datePublished":"2025-11-14T17:48:55+00:00","dateModified":"2025-11-14T17:48:57+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/nyanga-community-launches-water-action-committee-to-tackle-water-issues\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/nyanga-community-launches-water-action-committee-to-tackle-water-issues\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/nyanga-community-launches-water-action-committee-to-tackle-water-issues\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Water.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Water.jpg","width":2560,"height":1441,"caption":"A member of African Water Commons Collective, Faeza Meyer, addressing the community during the launch of Nyanga Water Action Committee which was held at Nyanga Arts Development Centre in the area on Friday 14 November. PHOTO: UNATHI OBOSE"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/nyanga-community-launches-water-action-committee-to-tackle-water-issues\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Nyanga community launches water action committee to tackle water issues"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/#website","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/","name":"City Vision","description":"To Inform, Engage and Empower Local Communities","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-ZA"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/#organization","name":"City Vision","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/city-vision-site-icon.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/city-vision-site-icon.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"City Vision"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CityVisionOnline\/","https:\/\/x.com\/cityvisionlive","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@cityvisionnews"],"description":"City Vision is a free weekly community newspaper distributed every Thursday in the townships of the Cape Peninsula, including areas such as Khayelitsha, Gugulethu, and Nyanga. Published in both English and isiXhosa, it serves as a vital source of local news and information for these communities.","email":"cityvision@novusmedia.co.za","telephone":"021 910 6500","legalName":"Novus Media (Pty) Ltd","foundingDate":"2025-01-01","vatID":"4100318916","taxID":"2000\/018234\/07","numberOfEmployees":{"@type":"QuantitativeValue","minValue":"51","maxValue":"200"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/#\/schema\/person\/5437e1623e314d237cbb19010d52e74a","name":"Unathi Obose","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/673b502fe18061a166bbb8075f70096189910fa4100d64320349c8acc125514e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/673b502fe18061a166bbb8075f70096189910fa4100d64320349c8acc125514e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/673b502fe18061a166bbb8075f70096189910fa4100d64320349c8acc125514e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Unathi Obose"},"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/author\/unathi-obose\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Water.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":45204,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/city-employees-under-attack-20220803\/","url_meta":{"origin":294347,"position":0},"title":"City employees under attack","author":"City Vision","date":"4 August 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"The Nyanga Community Policing Forum (CPF) has condemned the attack of City employees while fixing a water supply pipe at Klipfontein Mission Station community on Saturday 30 July.","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/e0355e33a69f4fe2b51f3360991d6e84.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/e0355e33a69f4fe2b51f3360991d6e84.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/e0355e33a69f4fe2b51f3360991d6e84.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/e0355e33a69f4fe2b51f3360991d6e84.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":42230,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/ivati-conference-inspiring-nyangas-youth-with-business-and-fashion-talks-20241024\/","url_meta":{"origin":294347,"position":1},"title":"Ivati conference: Inspiring Nyanga\u2019s youth with business and fashion talks","author":"City Vision","date":"24 October 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Zolani Centre in Nyanga was packed to the rafters during the Ivati Music, Art, Sports, Fashion conference held on Saturday 19 October.","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3f96dd979fdf4769a69935d8508b0c67.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3f96dd979fdf4769a69935d8508b0c67.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3f96dd979fdf4769a69935d8508b0c67.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3f96dd979fdf4769a69935d8508b0c67.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3f96dd979fdf4769a69935d8508b0c67.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3f96dd979fdf4769a69935d8508b0c67.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":42869,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/nyanga-community-has-mixed-feelings-about-celes-imbizo-that-was-held-in-the-area-20240516\/","url_meta":{"origin":294347,"position":2},"title":"Nyanga community has mixed feelings about Cele’s Imbizo that was held in the area","author":"City Vision","date":"17 May 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Nyanga community members have mixed feelings about a ministerial imbizo that was led by Minister of Police Bheki Cele to engage Nyanga community on crime and safety concerns on Wednesday 15 May at Linge Primary School in the area. Some of them see it as an electoral ploy, while others\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6221d76cd83945e99895b208d3197e72.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6221d76cd83945e99895b208d3197e72.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6221d76cd83945e99895b208d3197e72.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6221d76cd83945e99895b208d3197e72.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":45051,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/nyanga-residents-seek-heavenly-intervention-20220831\/","url_meta":{"origin":294347,"position":3},"title":"Nyanga residents seek heavenly intervention","author":"City Vision","date":"1 September 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Following the killing and discovery of a young boy\u2019s body stashed in a bag in Nyanga last week, the Nyanga Spiritual Crime Prevention Forum (SCPF) and various community stakeholders held a special prayer on Friday 26 August to denounce crime in the a","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2c78a6b82cec4ef7bada47aa0223f3c6.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2c78a6b82cec4ef7bada47aa0223f3c6.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2c78a6b82cec4ef7bada47aa0223f3c6.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2c78a6b82cec4ef7bada47aa0223f3c6.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":45557,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/the-train-stops-here-20220518\/","url_meta":{"origin":294347,"position":4},"title":"The train stops here","author":"City Vision","date":"19 May 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Siyahlala shack dwellers in Langa have vowed to stay put until an alternative residential area is given to them.","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/8e0dcc3df9824c7b8b6f40372cb90833.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/8e0dcc3df9824c7b8b6f40372cb90833.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/8e0dcc3df9824c7b8b6f40372cb90833.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/8e0dcc3df9824c7b8b6f40372cb90833.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/8e0dcc3df9824c7b8b6f40372cb90833.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/8e0dcc3df9824c7b8b6f40372cb90833.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":43435,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/nyanga-community-plants-ten-trees-20231115\/","url_meta":{"origin":294347,"position":5},"title":"Nyanga community plants ten trees to promote nature conservation","author":"City Vision","date":"16 November 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Ward 38 community stakeholders in Nyanga planted trees near Masincedane Clinic along Memani Street on Tuesday 14 November to promote nature conservation.","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/d70e9a6068af4724b47f1d8e90705816.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/d70e9a6068af4724b47f1d8e90705816.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/d70e9a6068af4724b47f1d8e90705816.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/d70e9a6068af4724b47f1d8e90705816.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/d70e9a6068af4724b47f1d8e90705816.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/d70e9a6068af4724b47f1d8e90705816.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]}],"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"City Vision","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294347","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/64"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=294347"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294347\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/294348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=294347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=294347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=294347"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=294347"},{"taxonomy":"publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication?post=294347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}