Proposed focus area
Jukskei River
A Johannesburg river where restoring springs and wetlands upstream could help the water downstream.
East and Southern Africa
South Africa
Proposed focus area
The Jukskei in Johannesburg: restoring a city river from its headwaters.
Geography and context
South Africa's Jukskei River rises within greater Johannesburg and flows north through Gauteng, the country's most densely populated province.
In March 2025 a deputy minister described the Jukskei as polluted and called for stronger action on failing wastewater systems, while noting community cleanup efforts.
Proposed focus area
Opportunities we may explore
Proposals only. Nothing has started.
- Learn from the citizen-led groups already restoring parts of the catchment.
- Explore support for headwater and spring protection, where upstream care reduces costs downstream.
- Offer technology and business skills to community-run projects when asked.
- Keep public agencies, who run the wastewater systems, at the centre of the picture.
Organizations to explore
Listings are informational and do not imply a partnership with Flow for Tomorrow.
Organization to exploreWorks on this waterway
Water for the Future
A citizen-led nonprofit in Johannesburg working to rehabilitate the upper Jukskei headwaters, restoring springs and wetlands. The most directly relevant organization in this directory.
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