May 21
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Call for More Wells to Ease Water Shortage in Yaseen, East Darfur
Radio Dabanga
The population of Yaseen locality in East Darfur state is suffering from a water shortage following the disruption of the area's water stations. Read more »
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Huila Governor Pledges More Power, Water
ANGOP
The supply of electricity and drinking water to Lubango city, southern uila province, will improve significantly with the start of the thermal stations and completion of the... Read more »
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Yes Water Sells 50 Percent Stake to Mauritian Investment Firm
Addis Fortune
The move will increase local mobility, open up the potential for exporting Ethiopian water Read more »
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Wash Establishes Strategic Committee in Bassa
New Dawn
Authorities of Grand Bassa County on Monday, May 20 commissioned a committee to assess issues affecting water, sanitation and hygiene in the county.mThe Grand Bassa Strategic WASH... Read more »
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If Water Causes World War III, Then Food Will Cause World War Iv
Focus
One in every seven people in the world went to sleep hungry, last night as high food prices pushed 70 million more people into extreme poverty. Read more »
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Water Woes Persist As City Fathers Deny Neglecting Boreholes
The Herald
Harare City has denied neglecting boreholes within the city saying it is in the process of fixing those which have broken down. Council Spokesperson Leslie Gwindi said yesterday... Read more »
May 20
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'Another Error' - LWSC Board Chair Reacts to 'Kimmie Weeks Lied' [opinion]
FrontPageAfrica
You note in the story: "Instead of a conflict of interest, Weeks asserted that the board member who is alleged to be himself, was in fact doing the institution a favor. "In 2011-... Read more »
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Baringo Water Project Complete
The Star
MORE than 300,000 residents in Baringo and its environs are set to benefit from Chemususu Dam project worth Sh4.9 billion. The project by National Water Service Construction which... Read more »
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SH8.7 Million Boost for Kisumu Water Project
The Star
KISUMU Water and Sewerage Company's rural and peri-urban water project has received recognition of the World Bank and the European Union. Kiwasco received a subsidy cheque of Sh8.7... Read more »
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Bottled Water Must Meet Standards [editorial]
The Herald
Many businesses and thousands of Harare families have installed large tanks which they fill with municipal water when they can but usually have to buy water from the scores of new... Read more »
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Dordabis Pleads for Communal Tap
New Era
Residents of Dordabis have appealed to government to provide them with a communal tap since they only get their water from the police station and from the houses of teachers in the... Read more »
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LWSC Board Lied? Leaked Document Contradicts Kimmie Weeks Explanation
FrontPageAfrica
Addressing key issues arising from the recent audit report of an International audit Firm GBSI which findings were reported by FrontPageAfrica, the head of the Board of Directors... Read more »
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Water Institute Promised 300m/ - for Expansion
Daily News
THE Minister for Water, Prof Jumanne Maghembe has pledged to inject an additional 300m/- this financial year to the Water Development and Management Institute (WDMI), to enable... Read more »
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The Star
Nyandarua governor Daniel Waithaka has said despite Nyandarua being an agriculturally rich region, it lacks industries to help boost its economy. Read more »
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Ochekpe - FG Is Committed to Protecting Water Treaties
This Day
The Minister of Water Resources, Mrs. Sarah Ochekpe, has said the determination of the Federal Government to protect the interest of Nigerians living in the Niger Basin has... Read more »
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Water Vendors Refusing to Be Regulated
The Herald
Water vendors who have been supplying bulk water to residents owning large tanks in parts of Harare that have gone for months without supplies from the city will now have their... Read more »
May 19
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Zimbabwe Standard
BULAWAYO residents have resorted to hoarding water to deal with the many days they go without supplies as the water situation in the city remains critical. Read more »
May 18
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Cowdray Park Residents Battle Ongoing Water Problems in the 'Dry City'
SW Radio
Residents in the still growing Cowdray Park suburb of Bulawayo are battling with ongoing water shortages that have plagued the area for more than seven years. Read more »
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Harare City Council Needs $2.5 Billion to Address City's Water Woes
SW Radio
The Harare City Council on Thursday revealed that it requires a staggering $2.5 billion to roll out a programme to address the city's water problems. Read more »
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New Vision
In Chinua Achebe's book, Things Fall Apart, during one harvest, Okonkwo asked for seedlings from Nwakibie, a great man of the village. Although he had turned down similar requests... Read more »
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Making Wash Work in Burkina Faso's Cities
IRIN
Earlier this year Denis Ouedraogo, a tailor living in the Tampouy neighbourhood just north of Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou, connected his mud-walled home to the water network... Read more »
May 17
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New Democrat
Barely few days after the Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation (LWSC) announced that it has begun pumping water to central Monrovia, the corporation has increased tariff to meet the... Read more »
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LWSC Loses 70 Percent Income to Thieves
NEWS
The Management of the Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation (LWSC) says the corporation is losing more than 70% of what should be its gross income to thieves and damaged pipes in the... Read more »
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City Runs Dry - Mayor Speaks Out
The Herald
Harare needs more than US$2,5 billion to start its proposed water augmentation programme that will ensure that residents have uninterrupted supplies as the city spent the past week... Read more »
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City Residents Cautioned to Use Water Sparingly
Namibian
THE residents of Windhoek will be experiencing the first phase of water supply interruptions, caused by the upgrading of the water pipelines, which will begin today. Read more »
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