The ongoing diplomatic tussle between Egypt and Ethiopia over the use of water from the river Nile for Ethiopia's Grand Rennaisance Dam electricity generation project seems to be ... Read more »
According to the City, Day Zero is when almost all of the taps in the city will be turned off and residents would have to queue for water at approximately 200 sites across the ... Read more »
The discovery of a fresh water resource in Beaufort West by the Council for Geoscience brings "huge relief" to the to the drought-stricken town and Western Cape, Mineral Resources ... Read more »
Two water tanks meant to alleviate an outage in the northern parts of Johannesburg following a pipe burst have been stolen, Johannesburg Water spokesperson Isaac Dhludhlu has said. Read more »
Food and water vendors will not be allowed on the streets unless they have a health certificate, according to County Health Executive Hazel Koitaba. Read more »
More than 5,000 children in Kenya die every year from diarrhoea caused by dirty water and poor sanitation, NGO WaterAid says. Read more »
Being denied access to safe, private toilets is particularly dangerous for women and girls, impacting on their health and education, and exposing them to an increased risk of ... Read more »
The Western Cape's call on the national government to offer assistance in the province's drought crisis comes as Cape Town Mayor Patricia De Lille said only half of Cape Town ... Read more »
Beaufort West "has simply run out of surface water". This comes after claims were made on social media that the town had reached 'Day Zero' where no water would be available. Read more »
Cape Verde is made up of 10 islands, nine of which are inhabited, that lie about 600km west of Senegal. Almost all of the islands' 550,000 residents have access to electricity, but ... Read more »
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