The Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI) is taking Johannesburg Water (JW) to court in a bid to gain access to information about a plan to install pre-paid water meters in Soweto and Johannesburg. It requires users to buy coupons or vouchers to put in meters, which then allow them the requisite amount of water. The action follows violent protests last weekend in Phiri, where the first phase of the project has begun. JW is the water-provision company owned by the Johannesburg City Council. Researcher Ebrahim Harvey is conducting the litigation through the FXI.