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Food and water vendors will not be allowed on the streets unless they have a health certificate, according to County Health Executive Hazel Koitaba. Read more »
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More than 5,000 children in Kenya die every year from diarrhoea caused by dirty water and poor sanitation, NGO WaterAid says. Read more »
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Being denied access to safe, private toilets is particularly dangerous for women and girls, impacting on their health and education, and exposing them to an increased risk of ... Read more »
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The Western Cape's call on the national government to offer assistance in the province's drought crisis comes as Cape Town Mayor Patricia De Lille said only half of Cape Town ... Read more »
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Beaufort West "has simply run out of surface water". This comes after claims were made on social media that the town had reached 'Day Zero' where no water would be available. Read more »
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Cape Verde is made up of 10 islands, nine of which are inhabited, that lie about 600km west of Senegal. Almost all of the islands' 550,000 residents have access to electricity, but ... Read more »
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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 »
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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 »
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Lusaka has been hit by a cholera outbreak, with the Ministry of Health placing the city on high alert. Read more »
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The Nigerian Association of Hydrogeologists has warned of an impeding water crisis by 2020 because of poor management of groundwater basins. Read more »
