Harare has embarked on a massive water-disconnection drive targeting non-paying residents, a decision feared to have serious health implications as the city is battling a surge in ... Read more »
A health hazard looms in the central Zimbabwean city of Gweru as Gwenhoro dam, its main source of water, is left with just six weeks' supply. Although Gweru is one of the cleanest ... Read more »
Several patients suffering from diarrhoea in Harare's Glen suburb, have tested positive for typhoid, a local non-governmental organisation has revealed. Rights groups have warned ... Read more »
In a shocking revelation that places millions of residents at risk of waterborne diseases, the Harare City Council says it will only be able to provide water for each household at ... Read more »
Angola has pushed back the controversial introduction of a 14% consumer tax on goods and services after its social partners demanded better preparation for it. The country signed ... Read more »
A global survey has identified Nigeria as the second in the world among countries where open defecation is prevalent. According to UNICEF, at least 47 million Nigerians still do ... Read more »
Windhoek has been plagued by drought since 2018, and residents have failed to reduce their use of water, adding to fears that the city's taps could run dry in two years. The city ... Read more »
Money meant for a South African Lottery-funded drug rehabilitation centre has been used by controversial lawyer Lesley Ramulifho to buy flights, upmarket decor and hotel stays, ... Read more »
South Africa's world-renowned charity organisation Gift of the Givers has withdrawn its help from Makhanda, saying the government paid private companies for some of the work it had ... Read more »
Governor Mike Sonko has promised that in the next financial year 2019/20, the Nairobi City County Government will drill three boreholes in each of Nairobi's major slums of Kibera, ... Read more »
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