The City of Cape Town and the greater Western Cape region is experiencing the worst drought in over 100 years with Level 5 water restrictions being imposed by the City in an ... Read more »
The battle with waterborne diseases continues unabated with a fresh typhoid outbreak reported in Mbare, raising fears that it could worsen given the state of unpreparedness of both ... Read more »
Lusaka has been hit by a cholera outbreak, with the Ministry of Health placing the city on high alert. Read more »
The Nigerian Association of Hydrogeologists has warned of an impeding water crisis by 2020 because of poor management of groundwater basins. Read more »
Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has said that as of the night of September 3, Sinai Hospital in Rongai admitted 50 patients who tested positive while Nairobi Women's Hospital had 26, ... Read more »
Overcrowded trains, crime, unemployment and drought have been identified among Capetonians' greatest concerns in this video by Bush Radio. Read more »
Dar es Salaam has plans for three major sewage treatment plants which will enable the country's commercial capital to boost its capacity of treating sewage from 10% to 30% by 2020. Read more »
After seeing the overall "bath culture" as wasteful, Virginia Gardiner founded Loowatt toilets in 2010. The project kills two birds with one stone, giving people a toilet and ... Read more »
Water, sanitation and hygiene, usually treated by governments and NGOs as a separate policy area from food and nutrition, make up the second leading cause of stunted growth in ... Read more »
Citizens drink water from rivers, lakes, ponds, streams and irrigation canals, and unless the government puts in more effort to ensure accessibility to the water supply, the ... Read more »
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