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South Africa: Collaboration Is Key to Moving SA Towards a Water Secure Future
Collaboration is critical in moving South Africa towards a more water secure future that in all essence, is the pursuit towards the fundamental preservation of life.
South Africa: Water and Sanitation Hosts Hybrid Climate Change and Water Sector Consultation Workshop
Leading scientists converge to make inputs on the revised Climate Change Strategy
Malawi: Wateraid Malawi Equips Rural Clinics With Wash Facilities
WaterAid Malawi continues to improve the quality of care patients and guardians receive at public health facilities in Ntchisi district.
Rwanda: City of Kigali Identifies 80 Sites for New Public Toilets
The City of Kigali (CoK) plans to build new public toilets in 80 designated locations to enhance sanitation and hygiene in the capital. This commitment was announced during Rwanda's observance o...
Botswana: Government to Construct Water Plant in Maitengwe
Maitengwe -- November 22, 2023 Government will, at the beginning of next financial year construct a reverse osmosis plant in Maitengwe to treat and improve water quality from Maitengwe well-fiel...
South Africa: UCT's Water Hub Wins the Gold Eco-Logic Award
The University of Cape Town's (UCT) Water Hub recently won the 2023 Gold Eco-Logic Award. The Eco-Logic Awards identify individuals, organisations, and communities that positively contribute tow...
Tanzania: 28.9% Households in Geita DC Lack Access to Proper Toilets
Geita -- GEITA: GEITA District Council health department has said that 71.1 per cent of all households have proper and safe toilets while the remaining 28.9 per cent do not have access to proper...
Zimbabwe: 205 New Cholera Cases Reported
Zimbabwe yesterday reported a total of 205 new suspected cases of cholera with Harare's suburbs carrying the bulk of new infections.
Namibia: 80% of Namibia's Children Not Getting Enough Water Daily
Eight out of every 10 children in Namibia do not have enough water to meet their daily needs.
Tanzania: Bunge Committee Thumbs Up Progress of 3rd Phase of Wami Water Project
Kibaha -- COASTAL REGION: PARLIAMENTARY Standing Committee on Public Investment Committee (PIC) has thumbed up the progress of the Wami Third Phase Water Project at River Wami source in Chalinze...
South Africa: 'Mister President, Our Biggest Problem Here Is Water,' Hammanskraal Residents Tell Ramaphosa
Parched community members urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to fix water the ongoing supply issues in the area.
South Africa: Khayelitsha Residents Document Their Daily Struggle With Toilets
Photographic exhibition shows access to sanitation from the perspective of people living in informal settlements
South Africa: Sewage in the Sea - Cape Town Council Fails to Meet Hout Bay Permit Conditions
The City of Cape Town's own data shows it is releasing more sewage than is allowed
Africa: Global Call to Action On World Toilet Day to Meet 2030 Sanitation Goals
Pretoria, South Africa -- World Toilet Day 2023, on 19 November, focusing on 'Accelerating Change' - Toilets are a foundation stone of public health and play a critical role in protecting the en...
Africa: World Toilet Day, Flush With Innovations for Safer Sanitation
Innovation abounds in the race to broaden access to clean water and sanitation around the world on World Toilet Day, marked on 19 November.
Zimbabwe: Harare Declares State of Emergency as Cholera Cases Rise
Zimbabwe's capital city, Harare has declared a state of emergency over cholera which has claimed dozens of lives, with confirmed cases on the rise.
Tanzania: WB Commends Tanzania for Sustainable Water Projects
DAR ES SALAAM: THE Vice President of the World Bank (WB), East and Southern Africa Region, Dr Victoria Kwakwa, has praised Tanzania as an example in the implementation of the sustainability prog...
Zimbabwe: More Cholera Cases Spark State of Emergency in Zimbabwe's Capital
Harare -- A cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe prompted the government to declare a state of emergency in Harare, BBC reports.
Africa: There Are Too Few Toilets in Africa and It's a Public Health Hazard - How to Fix the Problem
Imagine you are miles from the nearest restroom, and nature's call is urgent - a situation that might raise a mild panic during a hike or at a music festival. Now, picture that same scenario, no...
Ethiopia: Ministry Working to Bring Private Sector Forefront in Water Access
The Ministry of Water and Energy (MoWE) said it is working tirelessly to help the private sector to take the lead in water and sanitation development programs and make drinking water accessible ...
South Africa: 'No Ongoing Crisis,' Says City of Tshwane, Even Though Hammanskraal Tap Water Still Unfit for Drinking
In the aftermath of the cholera outbreak in May centred on Hammanskraal that claimed more than 20 lives, there are lingering concerns about the quality of water supplied to the area by the City ...
South Africa: Limpopo Villagers Have to Pray for Rain or Buy Borehole Water
Two villages in the Malamulele region don't have access to clean running water, despite the municipality installing boreholes there.
Rwanda: Rwanda Secures Rwf26 Billion to Boost Water Supply to Kigali
The OPEC Fund for International Development has announced a $21 million (about Rwf26 billion) loan to support a sustainable water supply project in Rwanda.
Ghana: Suddenly
The greatest and perhaps longest to explain anomaly would have occurred if the dam's spillage had not been politicised. My sense shelves on hold the political onslaughts behind issues which are ...
Africa: 1 in 3 Children Exposed to Severe Water Scarcity - Unicef
New York -- The climate changed world - with dwindling water supply and inadequate water services - is also changing children, altering their mental and physical health, new report warns
Ghana: Weija Dam Under Siege! ...Minister Warns Encroachers to Stay Away
The Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Dr Freda Prempeh, has warned encroachers building close to the WeijaDam to desist from it or risk being prosecuted, and their buildings pulled dow...
Ethiopia: Endeavor to Enhance Access to Water, Sanitation
Water is everything for human beings. The food we eat, the substance we drink, the cloth we dress and our day to day activities are directly or indirectly associated with water. Although water i...
Nigeria: Niger Govt, NNPC Sign Greenfield Hydroelectric Power Project
The Niger State government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) for the development of the Greenfield Hydroelectric pow...
Nigeria: Niger Demands 13 Percent Derivation From Hydro Electricity
Niger State governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has called on the federal government to pay 13 per cent derivation to Niger State for power generated and supplied to Nigerians through the four hydrop...