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Africa: Are Continent's Ageing Dams Doomed?
RFI, 25 January 2021
Large-scale dams on the African continent used for irrigation or flood control are coming up to a critical age. The Kariba Dam straddling Zimbabwe and Zambia is a key example,… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Dam Building Gets Top Priority
The Herald, 23 December 2020
Treasury says it will prioritise the completion of key water bodies in 2021 given their significance to the overall performance of the Zimbabwean economy. Read more »
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South Africa: Families Affected By Dam Construction Are Unhappy With State's Compensation
GroundUp, 19 January 2021
Villagers who were displaced by the construction of the Nandoni Dam had been waiting 22 years to be compensated. Some of them finally received their offers from the Department of… Read more »
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Namibia: Govt Rubbishes Claims About Cracks in Neckartal Dam Wall
Namibian, 21 January 2021
THE MINISTRY of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform has rejected as misleading a video circulating on social media and suggesting there is a hole or crack in the Neckartal Dam's… Read more »
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Egypt: Egypt to Take Part in 6-Way Talks On Renaissance Dam
Egypt Online, 10 January 2021
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdel Aati will be taking part in six-way negotiations with their counterparts from Sudan and Ethiopia via video… Read more »
Are Africa's Ageing Dams Doomed?
Large-scale dams on the continent used for irrigation or flood control are reportedly coming up to a critical age. The Kariba Dam straddling Zimbabwe and Zambia is a key example, according to a new report by the UN University Institute for Water, Environment and Health. And while climate shocks could impact the dams, ageing is also a major concern. If the rain pattern changes it can affect erosion of a dam structure and even accelerate the deterioration process, because it brings more silt and sediment into the dam.
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Illegal gold panning in areas surrounding Bulawayo's supply dams has contributed to perennial water challenges, the city's authorities have said. The local authority had decreed a ... Read more »
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The City of Cape Town has urged residents to use water sparingly after water levels in dams supplying the Cape metro declined by 0.6% to 54.3% of total capacity. Cape Town ... Read more »
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President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo, with the support of the African Union, has invited leaders from Angola, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, ... Read more »
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Nairobi residents will continue grappling with water shortages and rationing even though the Ndakaini and Sasumua dams are full following heavy rains in the Aberdares. Nairobi City ... Read more »
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As a water shortage ravages Barberton, Mpumalanga and water consumption rates in Cape Town exceed daily targets, officials have assured that Day Zero is not on the horizon for ... Read more »
Part of the Chicamba Dam in Manica province in Mozambique (file photo).
