Johannesburg Water - Tales of Woe
GroundUp
At least maintenance on the Lesotho Highlands Water Project is on track Read more »
Informal Settlements in Kisumu to Benefit From Sh1.6bn Sanitation Program
Capital FM
Informal settlements in the lakeside city of Kisumu are benefiting from an ambitious sanitation program worth Sh1.6 billion, aimed at reducing raw effluent being discharged into… Read more »
Manyame Park Residents Blame Municipality for Flooding
The Herald
Manyame Park residents are accusing the Chitungwiza Municipality of causing flash floods in their area on Sunday afternoon, after council workers dug a drainage trench that… Read more »
Joburg Water Crisis - Experts Urge Collective Action to Restore Johannesburg's Water System
Daily Maverick
South Africa's largest city is in a water crisis. Cities reporter and Daily Maverick Associate Editor Ferial Haffejee sat down with the Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation,… Read more »
Sanitation Minister Urges Ghanaians to End Open Defecation
Ghanaian Times
The Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources (MSWR), Mrs Lydia Seyram Alhassan, has urged Ghanaians to put an end to open defecation, as part of efforts to combat the recent… Read more »
Here's My Promise - - By 31 March 2025 All Pit Toilets in SA Schools Will Be Eradicated [opinion]
Daily Maverick
I am deeply committed to closing all pit toilets in our schools and ensuring that every pupil and teacher has access to safe, dignified sanitation facilities. This is not just a… Read more »
Water Crisis Hits Uganda's Parliament, Bringing Business to a Standstill
Nile Post
A severe water shortage has crippled Uganda's Parliament, forcing the closure of all toilets and suspension of most committee meetings. Read more »
Five Years of Water Shortages in KZN Township
GroundUp
Residents take legal action Read more »
Water Dept Welcomes R160m Fine Imposed On Dipaleseng Municipality
SAnews.gov.za
Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister, Sello Seitlholo, has welcomed the Balfour Magistrate's Court decision to impose a R160 million fine on Dipaleseng Local Municipality in… Read more »
Water Crisis Continues for 17,000 People in Lenasia South
GroundUp
Residents say water tanks and trucks are insufficient after the municipality cut their illegal connections Read more »
Over a Thousand RDP Homes Built in 2019 Still Without Tap Water
GroundUp
Human Rights Commission found significant backlogs in water supply at uMzinyathi District municipality, KwaZulu-Natal Read more »
Thousands of Khayelitsha Families Use Filthy Toilets or an Open Field
GroundUp
Over 3,000 families in Silver Town, Khayelitsha, have been forced to either use filthy, damaged toilets or relieve themselves in a field. Blowy, Sikalekhekhe and Marikana informal… Read more »
Hardap's Desperate Times - Four Die, 188 Hospitalised With Severe Malnutrition As Taps Run Dry
New Era
Four children died and 188 people have been admitted to medical facilities in the Hardap region due to malnutrition. Read more »
Increase Efforts to Eradicate Open Defaecation
Ghanaian Times
Over the years, Ghanaians generally have been urged to put an end to open defaecation but the pleading appears not to have been well embraced. Read more »
Action Needed to Address Sanitation Problems in Gar
Ghanaian Times
Immediate action is needed to improve sanitation in order to curb the threatening outbreak of Cholera in the Ada West and East communities of the Greater Accra Region, Water,… Read more »
