October 29
Uganda: Centenary Bank Targets 13,000 Households to Get Clean Water in New Partnership
Nile Post
Centenary Bank has entered into partnership with Water.org aimed at developing a water supply and sanitation (WASH) program for a wash loan product for both micro and SME segments… Read more »
Ethiopia: Irrigation Reforms - Building Block of Commercial Farming, Food Sovereignty
Ethiopian Herald
ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia's growing focus on irrigation development, backed by legal and structural reforms, is becoming instrumental in promoting commercial agriculture and… Read more »
October 28
South Africa: Sewage Pollution Threatens Cape Town's Beaches - South African News Briefs - October 28, 2024
allAfrica
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South Africa: Shaggy Sheep, Ice Rats and the Future of Joburg's Water Supply
GroundUp
Crucial wetlands in the Lesotho Highlands are in trouble Read more »
October 27
Ethiopia: New Irrigation Projects Set to Boost Commercial Agriculture
Ethiopian Herald
- Irrigation projects currently under construction will play a critical role in advancing commercial agriculture, according to Irrigation and Lowland Minister Abraham Belay (PhD). Read more »
October 25
Zimbabwe: Residents Call On Govt to Declare Harare's Water Crisis a National Disaster
New Zimbabwe
LOCAL residents associations have called on the government to officially declare the ongoing water crisis across the country a national disaster. Read more »
October 24
South Africa: Gauteng Faces Severe Water Shortage - South African News Briefs - October 24, 2024
allAfrica
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Kenya: Call for Public-Private Partnerships to Tackle Water Scarcity Challenges in Kenya
Capital FM
Stakeholders have been urged to embrace Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) to support the government's efforts in alleviating the country's water scarcity by constructing water… Read more »
October 23
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's Water Supply Is in Crisis - How Political Interference and Underfunding Did the Damage [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
In Zimbabwe, control over water is supposed to be decentralised. In other words, the seven regions in the country have the authority to govern their own water resources in the way… Read more »
South Africa: Municipalities Remain the Achilles Heel in Gauteng's Water-Related Issues [document]
Parliament of South Africa
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation is concerned that municipalities' inability to perform their water conservation and advocacy roles, along with their inability to… Read more »
October 22
South Africa: Eastern Cape Village Still Without Water 30 Years Since Democracy
GroundUp
Residents in Lugada walk far distances to collect water from a wellpoint Read more »
South Africa: Six Out of 10 People in Gauteng Worry That They Will Run Out of Water
Daily Maverick
A quality of life survey shows that water is a rising risk to wellbeing in the province. Read more »
Liberia: Mo Ali Distances Himself From Capitol Hill Impasse
Liberian Observer
-- Says he's not a financier of Speaker Koffa's Removal efforts Read more »
October 21
South Africa: Loaded for Bear - Shameful Hat-Trick - Three SA World Heritage Sites Are Threatened By Sewage [column]
Daily Maverick
South Africa has failed in its obligations as a signatory of the Unesco Convention to protect its World Heritage Sites. Read more »
South Africa: DA Calls for Urgent Debate of National Importance On Water Crisis [press release]
DA
The Democratic Alliance has written to the Speaker of the National Assembly, Thoko Didiza, requesting an urgent debate of national importance on the water crisis across the… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Dams to Anchor Rural Industrialisation
The Herald
Dam construction projects being implemented by the Government countrywide will anchor the rural industrialisation policy in line with Vision 2030, Zimbabwe National Water Authority… Read more »
October 20
South Africa: Call to Conserve Water
SAnews.gov.za
Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina has urged her African counterparts to take immediate action on water conservation, warning that delaying critical measures will be… Read more »
Africa: World Takes Crucial Step to Make Peace with Nature
United Nations Biodiversity Conference
With some 23,000 pre-registered delegates representing almost every country on Earth, today's ceremonial opening of the 16th Conference of the Parties under the Convention on… Read more »
October 17
South Africa: Lanseria Smart City Takes Off with Water Treatment Plant - South African News Briefs - October 17, 2024
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South Africa: Public Warned Against Swimming in Water Canals
SAnews.gov.za
The Department of Water and Sanitation and the Vaalharts Water User Association (WUA) have warned communities living near water canals against swimming or conducting any… Read more »
October 16
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Records 8,399 Common Diarrhoea Cases, 5 Deaths in One Week
New Zimbabwe
A total of 8,399 cases of common diarrhoea, including five deaths, were recorded across the country in the week ending October 6. Read more »
Egypt: We Will Not Accept Any Tampering With Egypt's Water Security - FM
Egypt Online
Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty stressed on Wednesday 16/10/2024 the convergence of visions between Egypt and Spain on the full condemnation of the systematic Israeli… Read more »
Uganda: Cracks At Kiteezi Landfill Raise Alarm - KCCA Faces Pressure Over Waste Management Solutions
Nile Post
Residents of Kiteezi have been warned of an impending disaster at the landfill, as cracks have been spotted on its western slope. Frank Rusa, the Acting Executive Director of the… Read more »
October 15
South Africa: Cape Town Fights Uphill Battle Against Ocean and Waterway Sewage Spills
Daily Maverick
Sewage contamination incidents around parts of Cape Town's coastline, and the City of Cape Town's marine outfalls in Camps Bay, Hout Bay and Green Point, where sewage is pumped… Read more »
Nigeria: 73% of Abia Residents Drink Water Contaminated With Faeces - Study
Vanguard
...As UNICEF Advocates for Commitment to Handwashing Read more »
