The township of Khayelitsha has been rocked by violent service delivery protests, government vehicles was burnt including a truck carrying matric exam papers. Read more »
Scientists have developed an affordable hand-washing device for poor communities to fight and prevent water-borne diseases. Read more »
Farmers warned yesterday that the country's deteriorating water quality could put European export markets at risk. Read more »
A Botswana judge has prohibited the Basarwa people of the Kalahari from re-equipping a borehole or drilling a new one in the Central Kgalagadi Game Reserve - the latest incident in ... Read more »
A recently developed tea bag-sized filter could provide a cheap, easily replenished source of water for those who need it most. Read more »
A cheap and effective filtering device developed by a South African university could provide safe drinking water to millions of people. Read more »
Longer periods of drought, decreased river flow, higher rainfall variability and lower soil moisture content: water is at the heart of the impacts of climate change. Read more »
Key economic issues will have to be resolved should southern Sudan vote for independence in the 2011 referendum. Read more »
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