June 15

• When Water Becomes Luxury [column]

  The Herald

  Could you have imagined years ago that one could actually live in town and not have running water? Would it have seemed possible that a big suburban house could function without... Read more »

June 14

• Museveni - Africa Won't Let Egyptians Bully Ethiopia

  ERTA

  President Yoweri Museveni has sternly warned the Egyptian "government and other groups" against making "chauvinist and irrational statements" in the wake of Ethiopia's decision to... Read more »

• Govt Urges Egypt, Ethiopia to Cooperate On Nile

  ERTA

  The construction of Ethiopia's dam on the Blue Nile River will benefit current and future generations of Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia, Pagan Amum, Chief Negotiator of South Sudan,... Read more »

• Parliament Ratifies the Nile Basin Cooperative Framework Agreement

  Ethiopia Government

  The House of People's Representative unanimously ratified the Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA) today (June 13th ) in an ordinary session. Read more »

• Garbage Nightmare in Paynesville & Gardnersville - the Continuous Situation of Poor Sanitation in Monrovia

  Heritage

  The issue of huge pile of garbage in and around Monrovia continues to be a serious problem that calls for urgent attention. Read more »

• U.S Seven Million to Solve Sewerage Problems in Tema

  Ghanaian Chronicle

  The Interim Guinea Current Commission, an umbrella body under UNIDO, which deals in large eco-systems, has pledged to provide US$ 7 million as funding for the rehabilitation of the... Read more »

• Lawmakers Cry for Mary Broh - Monrovia Sinks in Filth

  New Dawn

  Monrovia and its environs are being engulfed with heap of garbage since the resignation of the hardworking, but controversial acting City Mayor Madam Mary Broh about three months... Read more »

• VAT On Water to Raise Sh8 Billion

  New Vision

  The move is to improve tax administration and generate revenues, finance minister, Maria Kiwanuka said Thursday. Read more »

• Clean Water Remains a Huge Problem

  Daily News

  When the Minister for Water, Prof. Jumanne Maghembe presented his ministry's annual budget proposals for 2013/14 in the National Assembly last month, he must have been shocked by... Read more »

• Siaya Town Hit By Acute Water Shortage

  The Star

  Vandalism of water pipes and a population increase is forcing us to resort to rationing. Sibo MD Julius Nyadiango says its because of that that Siaya residents are facing an acute... Read more »

• Ground Water Development Project Sinks 120 Boreholes in Mwanza and Neno

  Malawi News Agency

  Mwanza, June 13a: The Mwanza and Neno Ground Water Development Project has sunk 120 boreholes in the two catchment districts, a development which would see over 25,000 households... Read more »

• Govt Endorses Nile Basin Cooperative Framework Agreement

  ERTA

  The House of People's Representatives on Thursday unanimously endorsed the Nile Basin Cooperative Framework Agreement. The endorsement of the Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA)... Read more »

• 0.4 Percent of SA's Bucket Toilets in the Western Cape [press release]

  DA

  According to a reply to a Parliamentary question, of the 88 127 post-1994 bucket toilets identified by national government across the country, only 373 or 0.4% are in the Western... Read more »

June 13

• Country Braces for Cholera Season

  IRIN

  As the fleeting storms of May give way to the persistent downpours of June, the National Cholera Taskforce in Freetown, Sierra Leone, is working to prevent a repeat of last year's... Read more »

• Matt Damon Seeks Safe Water, Sanitation for All [document]

  State Department

  Through his nonprofit organization, actor Matt Damon hopes to bring the dignity of a toilet to all. Read more »

• The politics of Poop and Why It Should Be Part of Public Protest [opinion]

  SACSIS

  Poststructuralist psychoanalyst, Jacques Lacan, has argued that humans distinguish themselves from animals in the instant during which shit becomes something shameful. Thus it is... Read more »

• Multi Million Rand Sewer Tender Must Be Investigated [press release]

  IFP

  The IFP calls on the Public Protector to urgently investigate the multi million Rand tender awarded to PMPZ Construction by the uMhlathuze Municipality for work on a new sewer... Read more »

• Port Sudan Water Shortage - Red Sea Councillor Warns of 'Real Disaster'

  Radio Dabanga

  A member of the Legislative Council of Red Sea state, Hamid Idris Suleiman, has warned of "a real disaster in the coming days" as the water crisis in and around Port Sudan... Read more »

• Displaced Face Long Treks for Scarce Drinking Water in South Darfur

  Radio Dabanga

  Displaced people from camps in Marshang locality in South Darfur must travel several kilometres each in order to fetch drinking water. Read more »

• Omusati Traditional Leaders Want Water

  Namibian

  TRADITIONAL leaders from Uukwaluudhi, Ongandjera, Ombalantu, Okalongo, Uukwambi, areas in the north central region have accused the government, especially the Ministry of... Read more »

• Sacco to Build Pit Latrines

  The Star

  BONDO Community Water and Sanitation has formed a sacco that aims at increasing the number of latrines in the town. Read more »

• Windhoek Water Supply to Again Be Shut Down

  New Era

  Windhoek residents are once again requested to refrain from using excessive water on their gardens, washing cars and hosing paved areas as water supply to the City of Windhoek from... Read more »

• Ethiopia to Proceed With Dam Project As Egypt Fumes

  Daily Trust

  Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn yesterday reiterated his government's stance on the construction of the Renaissance Dam on the River Nile which is heightening tension... Read more »

• 'Nasarawa Celebrates One Year of Uninterrupted Water Supply'

  Daily Trust

  Water supply in all of the major urban areas of Nasarawa State has stabilized and remained so for over a year now, except Keffi where erratic power supply has dwindled in the past... Read more »

June 12

• Zanzibar's Encroaching Ocean Means Less Water

  IPS

  Khadija Komboani's nearest well is filled with salt water thanks to the rising sea around Tanzania's Indian Ocean island of Zanzibar. Read more »