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Bayelsa State will host the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for a national seminar on water to hold in Yenagoa, the state capital from December 8 to 11.
A PIPE burst has left some residents at the harbour town of Lüderitz without water since Monday afternoon.
UGANDA'S average temperature will increase by up to 1.5 degrees Celsius in the next 20 years as a result of global warming, according to the State of the Uganda Population Report, released yesterday by finance minister Syda Bbumba.
The government will assist the families of nine inmates who succumbed to Cholera at Kamiti prison in funeral and burial arrangements.
The Kombo East Youth and Children Development Association (KEYCDA), on Sunday, embarked on a massive cleansing exercise in the village of Kuloro.
Buba Sillah, the KMC field inspector, has expressed concern over the illegal dumping of refuse in the Kanifing Municipality.
THE European Commission is to provide N203 million to the Enugu State Government for the execution of rural water projects in the state.
Every November 19, the world celebrates the World Toilet Day (WTD) as it is a day set aside to inform governments all over the world of the dangers that the sanitation sector is witnessing.
As part of efforts aimed at addressing problem of water scarcity in Katsina, the state government says it has approved for construction of four Independent Water Supply Schemes (IWSS), at a cost of over N651.3 million in the state's metropolis.
National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC), has acquired equipment to detect illegal water connections that cost the institution about Shs25 billion water in losses a month, Daily Monitor has learnt.
Government has set an aggressive campaign to mobilise resources for increasing investments in irrigation that would see improved agricultural productivity and markedly food supply.
Load-shedding has crippled Harare's water treatment plants at Morton Jaffray and Prince Edward, resulting in erratic water supplies in and around the capital despite a Government directive against switching off strategic national installations.
Water experts are concerned about the high rate of urbanisation which has resulted in 162 million people living in slums in Africa.
Sanitation coverage of Ethiopia has made progressive achievement reaching 54.8% in the current year from11.5% in 2003, the Federal Ministry of Health (MoH) disclosed.
73% of the population of the country do not have modern toilet facilities, the National Demographic Health Survey (NDHS) by the Nigeria Population Commission (NPopC), has shown. The survey shows that only 27% of Nigerians have an improved toilet facilities as people who do not have either defecate outside or have toilet facilities that do not meet the laid down requirements.
IN ORDER to manage a looming water crisis, SA must use water more efficiently and rely on additional supply sources, according to a report released yesterday by the World Bank and McKinsey & Co .
IN INDIA, farmers pump water from as far as 500m underground to irrigate their crops. It's a reflection of the parlous state of India's water infrastructure, which has been allowed to run down over the past few decades. Pumping the water up from the aquifer is highly energy intensive, using something like a third of the electricity India generates.
Nineteen-year-old Beauty Phillips clutches her emaciated baby tightly to her chest. At seven months, Inga suffers from malnutrition.
When Obed Mumba first came to the Zambian copper mining town of Ndola in search of work, it was still known reverently as "Ku kalale" - the land of the white man. In the decades since, he has witnessed his Kabushi township outgrow the limited dreams of its planners.
Imagine life without a toilet. Imagine the mess. Imagine the disease. This is why Hon Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD), has called on Ghanains to treat the discussion of toilets as "serious business."
A Water Indaba in the Western Cape is to help develop an action plan to fast track water service delivery in the province, among others.
Since time immemorial, the people in the Adenta Municipality have never enjoyed a constant supply of water, despite the fact that the area houses thousands of workers who contribute to the development and growth of the country.
Local government chairmen in Oyo state have assured people at the grassroots level of having access to potable water.
In 2006 when the government announced the beginning of camp phase-out in northern Uganda, majority of internally displaced persons had high hopes of living a better life in their original homes. That hope, however, faded as the former IDPs met many hurdles in their return process. Paul Amoru & Cissy Makumbi explore the challenges involved in resettlement of former internally displaced persons ...
Janet's (not real name) disdain for the sachet water, popularly known as 'pure water', possibly began right from her undergraduate days at the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma.
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