Thirsty Three
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Collected on 16 September 2026
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Issue One: The Mystery of the Impure Water
The first instalment of the WRC's Thirsty Three graphic novel series, a water-focused comic for children aged 11-15 that introduces the WRC and its role in helping government provide sustainable water services to South African communities.
- Who it is for
- children aged 11-15, and those sharing the South African water story with them
- How to act on it
- Read the embedded graphic novel on the Thirsty Three page of the Water Research Commission website.
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Issue One: The Mystery of the Impure Water
Issue Two: The Pollution Puzzle
The second instalment of the WRC's Thirsty Three graphic novel series, embedded for reading on the Thirsty Three page alongside the first issue.
- Who it is for
- children aged 11-15, and those sharing the South African water story with them
- How to act on it
- Read the embedded graphic novel on the Thirsty Three page of the Water Research Commission website.
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Issue Two: The Pollution Puzzle
Facts
Places
City of Tshwane, Gauteng
Reference
https://www.wrc.org.za/research/education/thirsty-three/
Key Takeaways
- Thirsty Three graphic novel series
- Published by the Water Research Commission (WRC)
- South Africa's first water-focused graphic novel series
- Target audience: children aged 11-15
- Characters: Royston, Mpho and Steyn
- Issue One: The Mystery of the Impure Water
- Issue Two: The Pollution Puzzle
- WRC address: 1609 Michael Thackeray Street, The Innovation Hub, Persequor, Tshwane 0020
- WRC telephone: +27 12 761 9300
- © 2026 Water Research Commission
- Water Research Commission
- Royston
- Mpho
- Steyn
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