Residents of Pretoria have been restricted from filling their swimming pools, washing their vehicles with hosepipes and watering their gardens with a hose or sprinkler systems between 06:00 and 18:00. The City said it was implementing the water...
The Botswana government is working round the clock to address the current water shortage. According to a report by the Botswana Daily News Assistant Minister of Education and Skills Development Kgotla Autlwetse has promised the acute shortage of...
The recent water supply interruptions in Gauteng came under the spotlight on Friday at the Gauteng Premier’s Coordinating Forum meeting. The meeting chaired by Premier David Makhura and attended by the mayors of all municipalities in Gauteng,...
South Africa will have a water shortage in the future but contingency plans are in place, the SA Local Government Association (Salga) said.
The Tanzanian government, in an effort to improve water supply for industrial and domestic consumption, aims to spend SH140 billion on projects in the Tanga and Kilimanjaro regions. According to Prof. Jumanne Maghembe, at least 38 villages in...
South Africa will face a water shortage in the future, the South African Government Association has (Salga) said. According to Salga councilor Pinky Moloi, Salga is aware that there will be a water shortage at some point in the future. However, new...
With a water shortage predicted by 2020, leaking pipes, ageing infrastructure and poor municipal administration is exacerbating South Africa’s water crisis. With billions of rand of public funds being wasted annually, Water and Environmental...
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has pledged Sh1.6 billion (R208.7 million) towards solving the water shortage in Kenya’s Mombasa region. JICA is currently carrying out a viability study for a water desalination plant in Mombasa....
Water is arguably the hottest commodity in Africa. A full third of the world is experiencing shortages of clean water. Most of the countries are in sub-Saharan Africa. We examine those shortages, and the implications if nothing is done to address...
