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April 03
Namibia: Dams Running Dry... As Gobabis Turns to Water Rationing
New Era
Taps have run dry in Omaheke's regional capital Gobabis, pushing the municipality into dusk-to-dawn water rationing to balance demands. Read more »
April 02
South Africa: Water Woes Escalate Amid Damning Report - South African News Briefs - April 2, 2024
allAfrica
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South Africa: Langaville Families Lose Flushing Loos Case
GroundUp
Residents of the informal settlement went to court because they have had "temporary" chemical toilets for over 12 years Read more »
South Africa: Tourists Return to KZN South Coast, but Water Problems Persist
GroundUp
After a decade of water cuts, wealthier areas have insulated themselves, but poorer areas remain at the mercy of a failing system. Read more »
April 01
South Africa: South Africa's Multiple Water Crises Cannot Be Resolved By Technical Solutions Alone [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Sixty-four percent of the country's sewage and wastewater treatment plants are at 'high or critical' risk of dumping untreated water into rivers and the environment. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Irrigation Acceleration Vital for Food Security [editorial]
The Herald
This season's El Nino drought has stressed the need for Zimbabwe to move as fast as possible to develop irrigation capacity for both fully irrigated crops and for supplementary… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Reservoir to Solve Kamativi Water Crisis
The Herald
IT'S shortly after 5pm and a group of men, mostly clad in dirty blue work suits, emerge from Kamativi Mining Company (KMC) site strolling past a small business centre carrying… Read more »
March 28
Seychelles: Waste Management - UN Launches Challenge Fund for Circular Economy Businesses in Seychelles
Seychelles News Agency
Entrepreneurs looking to join the value chain in waste management in Seychelles can now apply for a grant under the Challenge Fund, a financing programme developed by the Joint… Read more »
South Africa: Interventions to Stabilise Water Supply in Durban South Coast Areas
SAnews.gov.za
The eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality says the city is working around the clock to stabilise water supply in areas that are supplied through the South Coast Augmentation (SCA)… Read more »
Malawi: Govt Commends Nice for Promoting Wash At the Grassroots
Nyasa Times
The Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda has commended National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) for taking an active role in raising awareness and promoting water,… Read more »
Namibia: City of Windhoek Nears Declaration of Category D, Severe Water Scarcity
Namibia Economist
The City of Windhoek is on the brink of declaring a Category D Severe Water Scarcity, following an alarming announcement by Dieter Tolke, Engineering Technician: Water at the City… Read more »
March 27
South Africa: ANC in Parliament Does Not Care About Current Water Crisis [press release]
DA
Note to all editors: Please find attached soundbite by Solly Malatsi MP. Read more »
Liberia: Worldwide Mission School Wins 2024 World Water Day Football Championship - Amos T. Warner Wins Kickball
FrontPageAfrica
World Wide Mission School clinched the 2024 World Water Day Football Championship by defeating St. Simon Baptist High School 8 - 7 in post-match penalty kicks, after seventy… Read more »
Liberia: BEA Mountain Constructs Water Facilities in Cape Mount
FrontPageAfrica
Several citizens including town officials were in total excitement on Wednesday this week when they saw machines of BMMC moving towards their area to carry out the construction of… Read more »
March 26
Kenya: The Pathway of Water - Promoting Peaceful Ties, Fostering Harmony and Prosperity
Capital FM
Historically, water has been a central factor in human settlement patterns. Ancient civilizations flourished along the banks of rivers. Modern cities cluster around freshwater… Read more »
Kenya: City Hall Unclogging Blocked Drainage Following Heavy Rains
Capital FM
The Nairobi County Government has deployed technical staff and equipment to unclog sewers and drainage systems in various parts of Nairobi affected by flooding following heavy… Read more »
Africa: Tackling Trade-Related Water Risks [analysis]
Chatham House
How importing countries can address water stress from global commodity production Read more »
Nigeria: 'Lack of Water, Poor Sanitation in Schools Hindering Girl-Child Education'
Daily Trust
The Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN) has expressed concern about the impact of inadequate Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) facilities in many… Read more »
March 25
South Africa: EskomSePush Now Tracks Water Outages Too! - South African News Briefs - March 25, 2024
allAfrica
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Liberia: Thousands in Liberia Are Without Access to Water, but WaterAid Hailed for Intervening
New Dawn
Massa Sumo, a 33-year-old resident of Yahyonyon Town in Todee District, Montserrado County, Liberia, fetched water from the town's only creek all her life until December 2020. The… Read more »
March 24
Uganda: Govt Pledges Clean Water for All Ugandans, Launches New Project in Kikwaya
Nile Post
Despite ongoing challenges with water access in some regions, Ugandan Prime Minister Robinah Nabanja reiterated the government's commitment to providing clean and safe water to all… Read more »
March 22
Congo-Kinshasa: 'We End Up Slowly Dying' - the Struggle for Water in DRC's Displacement Camps
Global Press Journal
Hundreds of thousands of people have fled violence in eastern DRC and crowded into camps that fail to meet their basic needs. Here, residents wait in long lines for limited water… Read more »
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