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October 17,2025

Why lobbies are up in arms against privatization of water services

Why lobbies are up in arms against privatization of water services In Summary Civil society organisations have blamed privatisation of water service companies for the commodity’s high prices and inaccessibility. They said privatisation prioritises short term profits at the expense of communities’ resilience against rising climate change. The CSOs, which…
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October 16,2025

Africa Unites to Defend Public Water for Climate Resilience

Civil society organisations, community networks, youth groups, trade unions, and grassroots movements across Africa have launched the Fifth Africa Week of Action Against Water Privatisation. Coordinated by the Our Water Our Right Africa Coalition (OWORAC), the continent-wide campaign runs from 13–18 October under the theme “Public Water for Climate Resilience.” The campaign…
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October 16,2025

Activist petitions Govt over urban water privatisation plan

Abulawayo-based water rights activist has petitioned the government to reverse a directive to privatise water services in urban areas, warning that the move could deepen Zimbabwe’s water crisis and endanger millions of residents. Voices for Water coordinator Khumbulani Maphosa said the decision, announced in January 2025 by the Ministry of…
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October 16,2025

NGO urges stoppage of privatization of government-owned water outfits

A non-governmental organization, NGO, Disability Not a Barrier Initiative, has urged governments at all levels to stop the privatization of government-owned water establishments or corporations, considering the importance of water to human lives. The body made the appeal during what it tagged”, Fifth Africa Week of Action Against Water Privatization”,…
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October 16,2025

Challenge Zimbabwe’s Water Privatization Directive

The Issue   In January 2025, the Zimbabwean government, through the Minister of Local Government and Public Works, made a shocking announcement mandating the full privatization of water services in all urban areas. This directive has been issued without any consultation with citizens or local authorities; and bypassing public procurement…
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October 13,2025

Public Water for Climate Resilience

Today, civil society organisations, community networks, youth groups, trade unions, and grassroots movements across Africa converge to launch the fifth Africa Week of Action Against Water Privatisation, a continent-wide mobilisation under the Our Water Our Right Africa Coalition (OWORAC). From 13–18 October 2025, under the theme Public Water for Climate…
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October 21,2024

OWORAC Moves Against Govts’ Plans To Privatise Water In Africa

Water Justice Over Profit: Communities, civil society, and trade unionists from across Africa demand equitable access to safe water, free from the dangers of privatisation. OWORAC is a network of community leaders, civil society, and trade unionists from nearly a dozen African countries who have found a common cause in…
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We work to empower communities to push back against the privatization and commodification of their water services, amplify their voices, and demand transparency and accountability from both governments and international financial institutions.

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