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September 18
South Africa: South Africa's Gauteng Province Launches Water Data Hub - Residents Can Now Keep Track of Shortages and Repair Issues
South Africa is a water scarce country. In other words it has an excess of demand over available supply. It also has low water security - the ability to ensure sustainable access… Read more »
September 12
Nigeria: Nigeria Is the World's Second Biggest Plastic Polluter - Expert Insights Into the Crisis
Plastic pollution is a major problem in Nigeria. Read more »
September 01
Africa: Aluminium Foil That Can Clean Water - We've Developed a Coating Which Attracts and Traps Dangerous Microbes
More than 2 billion people around the world do not have access to safe, uncontaminated drinking water. Around 418 million of them live in African countries. Read more »
August 22
South Africa: South Africa's Scarce Water Needs Careful Management - Study Finds Smaller, Local Systems Offer More Benefits
South Africa is a water-scarce country, the 30th driest in the world. Using water wisely will become more and more important as the population grows and droughts related to climate… Read more »
July 31
South Africa: Bacteria and Plants Could Help Clean Up Toxic Waste From Gold Mines - South African Study
Highly toxic metals are leaking out of nine abandoned mines in Krugersdorp, 32km west of Johannesburg, South Africa. The metals include uranium, arsenic, cadmium, chromium and… Read more »
June 19
Nigeria: Nigeria's Mountain Streams Are a Haven for Special Creatures - They Need Protection
Nigeria has many freshwater ecotourism attractions. Among them are the Ikogosi warm spring, the Osun-Osogbo river, and the Olumirin, Owu, Arinta and Ekor waterfalls. Read more »
May 26
East Africa: Horn of Africa Droughts - How a Network of Groundwater Bores Could Help - Study
The Horn of Africa recently suffered its worst drought in almost half a century, and its sixth failed rainfall season in a row. Read more »
May 23
South Africa: Gold Mine Pollution Is Poisoning Soweto's Water and Soil - Study
For 140 years, gold mines in Johannesburg, South Africa have been leaking wastewater contaminated with heavy metals. The acid mine drainage from Johannesburg's estimated 278… Read more »
April 09
South Africa: Tiny Weevils Are Waging War On the Invasive Water Lettuce Plant Choking South Africa's Vaal River
Water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes L.), also known as Nile cabbage, is a free-floating aquatic plant from the family Araceae, the same family as the arum lily. Read more »
April 05
Africa: South Africa's Crucial Water Supplies From Lesotho - What the Six-Month Shutdown Means for Industry, Farming and Residents
The main water supply to South Africa's economic hub, greater Johannesburg in the Gauteng province, and to the country's breadbasket in the Free State, is scheduled to be cut off… Read more »
March 20
South Africa: Dehydration - How It Happens, What to Watch Out for, What Steps to Take
Dehydration is a big issue during unusually hot weather and outbreaks of diseases such as cholera that lead to life-threatening diarrhoea. Anastasia Ugwuanyi is a family physician… Read more »
March 12
South Africa: Is My Water Safe to Drink? Expert Advice for Residents of South African Cities
In early March 2024 the residents of Johannesburg, South Africa's largest city and the economic capital of the country, were hit by extended cuts in water supplies. This was a new… Read more »
February 27
South Africa: Expert Explains Why the Taps Keep Running Dry in South Africa's Biggest City
Since the latter part of 2023 hardly a week has gone by without some residents of Johannesburg, South Africa's commercial capital, losing their water supply. Notices of planned… Read more »
February 08
Nigeria: Nigeria's Street Food - Tasty but Toxic? Expert Shares Advice to Make It Safer
In the lively streets of Nigeria's cities, where delicious street food is a daily delight, a wide variety of food can be bought and consumed instantly. From the sizzling suya snack… Read more »
January 22
Africa: Tiny Water-Walking Bugs Provide Scientists With Insights On How Microplastics Are Pushed Underwater
Microplastics are tiny plastic particles that can cause big problems when they enter the water supply. One way my fluid dynamics lab explores microplastic movement is by studying… Read more »
January 16
Africa: An Ancient System That Could Bring Water to Dry Areas
Some of Africa's dry areas face serious water shortages due to minimal rainfall. An ancient system of drawing water from aquifers, the "qanat system", could help. Gaathier Mahed,… Read more »
December 07, 2023
South Africa: 46% of South Africa Water Contaminated, Treatment Works on Brink of Collapse
A new report by South Africa's Department of Water and Sanitation paints a grim picture of the quality of the country's drinking water, and its water infrastructure. The Blue Drop… Read more »
November 16, 2023
Africa: There Are Too Few Toilets in Africa and It's a Public Health Hazard - How to Fix the Problem
Imagine you are miles from the nearest restroom, and nature's call is urgent - a situation that might raise a mild panic during a hike or at a music festival. Now, picture that… Read more »
October 05, 2023
South Africa: Johannesburg's Water Crisis - New Plan Not Enough
Johannesburg and its surrounds, at the centre of the industrial heartland of South Africa, have been hit by severe water cuts. Water interruptions have been happening for years,… Read more »
September 03, 2023
Africa: Vast Underground Water Resources Are Under Pressure From Climate Change - How to Manage Them
All countries have a variety of water resources - some are on the surface, like rivers, and some are beneath the ground. This groundwater provides almost 50% of all global domestic… Read more »
July 26, 2023
Egypt: Egypt and Ethiopia Are Finally Working On a Water Deal - What That Means for Other Nile River States
Egypt and Ethiopia have waged a diplomatic war of words over Ethiopia's massive new dam - the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam - on the Blue Nile, which started filling up in July… Read more »
July 02, 2023
Nigeria: Waste Disposal in Nigeria Is a Mess - How Lagos Can Take the Lead in Sorting and Recycling
Nigeria, like many other Sub-Saharan Africa countries, has a waste management problem. The Nigerian National Municipal Waste Management Policy (2020) gives no estimate but states… Read more »
June 27, 2023
South Africa: Cholera - Vaccines Can Stop the Spread, but the Biggest Deterrent Is Clean Water
South Africa has experienced outbreaks of cholera since January. The worst was in May in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria, where nearly 30 people died. Cholera is a bacterial… Read more »
June 14, 2023
South Africa: Water Quality in South Africa - Reports Show What Needs to Be Fixed, and At What Cost
The citizens of Hammanskraal, a small town north of South Africa's capital, Tshwane, have been dealing with the deaths of 23 residents from cholera since 23 May 2023. Tests to find… Read more »
June 09, 2023
South Africa: Drinking Water Quality Has Dropped Because of Defective Infrastructure and Neglect - New Report
A report released by the South African government paints a grim picture of the country's water resources and water infrastructure as well as the overall quality of its drinking… Read more »
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