The government has closed down three primary schools and all fishing camps along the Luapula River and Lake Mweru after a cholera outbreak. Read more »
Stormwater harvesting can improve water security and increase resilience to climate change in urban areas. It can also prevent frequent flooding and provide additional benefits to ... Read more »
Dams supplying water to Cape Town are roughly 10% lower - at 32.43% - compared to 40.31% in 2016, government official Anton Bredell has said. Read more »
The City of Cape Town has announced that the top 20 000 water users will be put under pressure to reduce their water consumption and could face punitive measures like fines or ... Read more »
Local Government Minister Saviour Kasukuwere has blamed local councillors for the rapid typhoid and cholera outbreaks saying that most affected areas were run by the opposition ... Read more »
The government has already banned the use of water from the Umbeluzi river for commercial agricultural companies, and residential areas can expect water on alternate days. Read more »
Vendors are resisting the move by the government to ban selling fruit and vegetables in an effort to fight the spread of typhoid, saying the state has to give them jobs first. Read more »
Typhoid has killed nine people in Harare and is affecting dozens more, raising fears that the country's water and sanitation problems could lead to a cholera outbreak. Read more »
The City of Harare has confirmed one death and several cases has been reported recently, while 2 160 suspected cases were reported countrywide this year. Read more »
Government has urged communities to comply with water restrictions introduced to mitigate the effects of drought. Read more »
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