African countries have come under scrutiny for failure to prioritise water in their development agendas. Speaking to the Inter Press services (IPS), Thomas Chiramba, Head of Freshwater Ecosystems Unit at the U.N. Environment Programme (UNEP) in...
The upgrading and augmentation of the Johannesburg Water’s Olifantsvlei Wastewater Treatment Works Module-3 in the southern part of the City of Johannesburg is finally nearing completion according to the City. The augmentation from the current...
Residents of Mashonamini near Mkhuhlu in the Bushbuckridge Municipality in northern Mpumalanga are threatening to embark on a strike soon. The residents say that they have been without water for the past twenty years, despite the completion of the...
Water supplies in Harare are set to improve after the installation of new pumps at Morton Jaffray Waterworks at the weekend. According to a report by The Herald, the new facility will increase production by 100 mega litres per day. About 450 mega...
The City of Johannesburg has saved R700 million thanks to the first phase of its Water Infrastructure Upgrade and Renewal Project. The project, which costs R1.7 billion, commenced in Soweto in 2004 with the objective to tackle massive physical...
The governments of Ghana and Togo signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the construction of a pipeline to deliver drinking water to 4 million people. The pipeline, which is supported by the African Water Facility (AWF), will bring water...
It is feared the water in Carolina is contaminated again. The state of the tap water is cause for concern among the locals. Heavy rainfall is believed to have led to the collapse of the water system in the area. The latest developments have forced...
6000 delegates will descend on the Sandton Convention Centre on 24 & 25 March 2015 to attend The Water Show Africa exhibition. Together with Power & Electricity World Africa, The Water Show Africa Exhibition has solution providers spanning...
The African Water Facility (AWF) has offered a €3.4 million grant to the Government of Mozambique to conduct a feasibility study for the development of a climate adaptation project in the lower Limpopo region. This project will include building...
