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WaterAid Nigeria has disclosed that about 157 million Nigerians lack access to hand-washing facilities, leading to poor hand hygiene. The group says at least 60,000 children below ... Read more »
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The evidence for handwashing is well-known - it can dramatically reduce the risk of diarrhoea and pneumonia, and thwarts the spread of diseases like Ebola. Access to clean water, ... Read more »
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Costly plans by the City of Cape Town's borehole drilling programme to drill into the hard rock of the Table Mountain Group Aquifer have left scientists confused when more ... Read more »
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In just two weeks, the cholera outbreak gripping Zimbabwe has claimed at least 32 lives and more than 7,000 cases have been reported. The government has declared a public health ... Read more »
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Police were forced to call for reinforcements as vendors fought back with stones, following their eviction from the Harare CBD and the confiscation of their goods. This follows ... Read more »
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Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube says over half of the $64.1 million required budget is still to be mobilised. The funds are required to fight the current cholera outbreak that has ... Read more »
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Zimbabwean authorities have issued a banning order against vendors across the capital, Harare, following a deadly cholera outbreak that has claimed more than 30 lives. The ... Read more »
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As Cape Town's dam storage nears 70%, an improvement over from the 38% capacity recorded at the end of winter in 2017, the city has chosen to relax current water restrictions from ... Read more »
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The death toll from the cholera outbreak in the Harare's high-density suburbs of Glen View and Budiriro has risen to 16, with authorities tracing the source of the disease to a ... Read more »
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Despite being a city endowed with access to water, Addis Abeba has recently been hit with one of its recurring bouts of water shortages. Taps have been running dry for several days ... Read more »
