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Zimbabwe:
Sanitation, Hygiene Key to Achieving SDGs
The Herald, 20 November 2015
Fifteen years ago, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were agreed on. These provided an important framework for development and significant progress has been made in a number… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Over 300 Succumb to Diarrhoea Since January Countrywide, Govt Report
New Zimbabwe, 18 August 2015
AT least 323 people have succumbed to diarrhoea between January and July this year, the health and child care ministry has revealed. Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Water, Water Everywhere but None to Drink, Ncube
New Zimbabwe, 18 August 2015
IN my piece entitled -It May Be Free, But Someone Pays For It - I presented an opinion from the Academic Foundation book, where Barun Mitra, Kendra Okonski and Mohit Satyanand… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
HCC, Residents On Collision Course
Financial Gazette, 6 August 2015
THE Harare City Council (HCC) is set for renewed tension with residents after it approved the amendment of a by-law that seeks to halt the rampant use of raw human waste as… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Dispatches: Alert in a Time of Cholera
HRW, 26 March 2015
Sometimes if you ignore a problem, it will go away. But ignoring open defecation and fecally-contaminated water isn't a good idea. One reason for that is cholera. Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Declare Cholera National Disaster, Says Opposition
New Zimbabwe, 10 March 2015
THE government must declare the intermittent recurrence of tropical diseases such as the deadly cholera outbreaks a national disaster, the opposition he MDC-Renewal Team said… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Cholera Outbreak Looms in Harare Warns MDC Renewal
New Zimbabwe, 17 October 2014
THE MDC Renewal Team has warned of an imminent outbreak of communicable diseases such as cholera if the government does not deal with current water shortages as a matter of… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Govt Gets Funding for Waterworks
Financial Gazette, 14 August 2014
GOVERNMENT has stepped up efforts to rehabilitate water supply and sewerage infrastructure in a number of urban centres after accessing donor funding. Recently, government said the… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
U.S.$1 Billion Needed for Harare Water Overhaul - Chombo
New Zimbabwe, 9 August 2014
A CABINET minister has revealed that the government needs at least US$1 billion to completely overhaul the dilapidated water treatment and delivery systems of Harare to allow its… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Old Water Woes, New War
The Herald, 24 July 2014
For close to a decade, Harare's eastern and northern suburbs such as Mabvuku, Tafara, Ruwa, Greendale, Borrowdale, Hatcliffe, among others, have been facing water problems largely… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Harare's Hard-to-Swallow Water Situation
The Herald, 28 June 2014
To drink or not to drink? That has become the question for many Zimbabweans. It is even worse if one lives in Harare. Harare water has become a recurring nightmare that residents… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Water Situation Reaches Boiling Point
Zimbabwe Standard, 29 June 2014
The advice by health experts that people drink at least eight glasses of water every day may bring more health problems than benefits in Zimbabwe. Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Harare Water - Use Alternatives Carefully
The Herald, 9 June 2014
Harare's piped municipal water is safe to drink, and until someone can prove otherwise residents need to accept this and only use alternatives if they prefer the taste and are… Read more »