The drought crisis has left a lasting mark on Cape Town and officials are touting the experience as a valuable lesson in water management that could help other water-scarce cities ... Read more »
Tanzania's Industry, Trade and Investments Minister Charles Mwijage, laid the foundation stone at the project site for one of Africa's largest chemical plants for clean water. ... Read more »
"It is our view that this is a missed opportunity for developing the law in respect of constitutional damages," said South African legal advocacy group Section27 in response to a ... Read more »
Nairobi residents will continue spending more on water as the utility provider has said that rationing will last longer since the ongoing rains have failed to lift levels at the ... Read more »
A Deputy Minister of State in the Prime Minister's office, Joseph Kakunda has said that the government needs over U.S.$285 million to build 276,198 toilets in primary and secondary ... Read more »
Capetonians have managed to reduce water usage to 522 million litres per day over the past week - 43 million litres less than the previous week's water usage. Despite this, and ... Read more »
Around the world, in both developed and developing countries, communities are coping with numerous dimensions of water crises, writes Tharanga Yakupitiyage for IPS. Read more »
Drought-stricken farmers in the Western Cape have had to abandon at least a quarter of their high-value vineyards and deciduous fruit orchards because of a lack of water for ... Read more »
Confusion has followed the announcement by the Western Cape province's governing Democratic Alliance that Day Zero will not be reached this year, causing many to think that the ... Read more »
MEC for Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning Anton Bredell has said that the latest average level, for dams across the Western Cape, is 20.83% - ... Read more »
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