The City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate is set to host its first Water and Sanitation Innovation Indaba in March 2023. Leading up to this, the City is inviting representatives of organisations interested in sanitation to attend the launch and briefing event for this Innovation Indaba on Wednesday, 1 February, where the concept and process for participants will be shared.

This first Water and Sanitation Innovation Indaba, which is set to be held in March, will focus on preventing waterway pollution.

It will provide a platform for innovators, researchers, entrepreneurs, residents, and businesses to submit ideas to help solve key challenges affecting our inland ambient water quality of rivers, vleis, waterways, and wetlands. City leaders will unpack a set of key current challenges to focus on, relating to aspects of wastewater reticulation and treatment (sanitation services), theft/vandalism, informality, and sources of pollution.

Those who want to participate in the Innovation Indaba, scheduled for March 2023, will showcase their feasible and applicable ideas and solutions for these specific key problems outlined by the City at the briefing.

Due to limited capacity at the venue for the launch and briefing on 1 February 2023, interested stakeholder organisations should please register to attend.

Briefing event leading up to the indaba:

Date: Wednesday, 1 February 2023

Time: 11:30 for 12:00 start - until about 14:00

Register: By Monday, 30 January 2023 to Bridget.Erwee@capetown.gov.za

Media is welcome to attend and should also register accordingly.

'All of us - the City and the public included - have a role to play in tackling water pollution and improving our inland water quality. It's on this premise that we are encouraging organisations who want to be part of the conversation and have innovative sanitation ideas to attend the briefing session on Wednesday, 1 February to see what the upcoming indaba is all about and how they can be a part of it. The City is serious about tackling water pollution so we want to hear from others who can add their expertise and feasible ideas to this valuable conversation,' said the City's Acting Mayoral Committee Member for Water and Sanitation Councillor Siseko Mbandezi.

Source: City Of Cape Town