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Zimbabwean water supply to improve

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...

Kenya pumps money into arid countries

The government of Kenya will invest Sh1.6 billion (approximately R200 million) Kenyan shillings in water and other projects to empower citizens in drought-prone and marginalised counties. In the Devolution ministry’s 2015 projections report,...

Tshwane’s big service delivery plans

The City of Tshwane has laid out major plans to improve on its service delivery mandate for 2015. Tshwane Executive Mayor, Councillor Kgosientso Ramokgopa said in his message, on the city’s plans and vision for 2015 that it had performed very well...

First field trials of “eco-vapor” toilet system

A group of university of students and researchers spent their New Year’s testing and installing sanitation systems in India. A team of researchers led by Steven K. Dentel, professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of...

Ghana and Togo join forces to deliver water

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...

New solar plant for Northern Cape

The Northern Cape will soon be home to another Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) plant. This comes after the Department of Energy (DOE) awarded preferred bidder status for a 100MW CSP project to a consortium led by SolarReserve, a global developer of...

N3 to undergo billion rand upgrade

The N3 Toll Concession (N3TC) road will undergo a R1 billion upgrade over the next three years. News of the N3 upgrade comes as Transport Minister Dipuo Peters identified Kwazulu Natal as having the most dangerous roads in the country. Construction...