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Harare mayor Muchadeyi Masunda is a troubled man. When he took office in July 2008, one of his most immediate tasks was to resolve the water crisis in the capital.
Having an independent regulator, improving the procurement process and good political will can help stem corruption in the water and sanitation sector, the Ministry of Water and Environment has suggested.
The Kambengo Foundation in Netherlands, recently restored the water reticulation system for the community of Kaur, in the Lower Saloum District, Central River Region (CRR) north.
The Organisation Utting Foundation, The Gambia, a British philanthropic organisation in collaboration with Fernando Mendy, a native of Manduar, recently sponsored the construction of a Borehole Project, in Kombo Central, Western Region.
NAMPOWER yesterday introduced the four contractors who will be responsible for delivering and installing the fourth turbine and generator for the Ruacana hydropower plant on the Kunene River.
The sound of the evening bell at a local boarding high-school in Wajir, in the northeast of Kenya, did not always signal the end of the day's classes. Instead it marked the end of the evening bathroom break as "bucket toilets" were emptied for the day.
Kacyiru, Remera, Kabeza, Kimihurura and Kicukiro are among the city suburbs that are experiencing contaminated tap water problem.
The Japanese government has pledged a fund of US $ 95,919 toward a water project for the drought stricken Longido District.
Kebbi state government has awarded contracts for the construction of 18 earth dams at the cost of N1.2 billion.
The Imo State Government is to engage the services of an Israeli company to renovate and repair the Otamiri Water Scheme.
Sokoto State government is to sink 32 solar motorized boreholes in 13 local government areas of the state at the cost of N270 million.
TIMES have changed in this little-known village of Namaubi near the eastern border town of Busia.
Maun residents have accused the newly opened Letsholathebe Hospital of polluting Thamalakane River.
A national campaign to improve hygiene and sanitation in Tanzania was launched in Dar es Salaam yesterday.
Mombasa residents are consuming contaminated water. At least 20 people have been diagnosed with different waterborne diseases in the town over the past one week.
With its unreliable and erratic rains, scorching sun, dust mainly offset by storms, dry rivers and ambushes, Karamoja is not a suitable region for crop farming - let alone living in.
THE residents of Bokora in Moroto district, and Pian and Nakapiripirit districts have hailed the Office of the Prime Minister for providing safe drinking water through solar-powered wells.
Villages like Nyanga Bantang, Nyoro Buba, Jaharr and Ndowen in the Central River Region North, have been hit by serious water shortages. This was revealed to this reporter by the villagers during a recent visit to the area. Talking to this reporter at Nyanga Bantang, Yaa Adama, leader of women's group numbering over two hundred members, said their major problem is water.
You may have a different opinion but after paying your hard -earned CFA 10,000 for a hotel room, you discover the unexpected. No water and blurred TV images. The hotel proprietor is evasive and bites his lips as he unconvincingly tries to convince. He shouts at his staff for water to be carried from a nearby public tap.
The government has stepped up a fight against an outbreak of water-borne diseases in several parts of the Coast in the aftermath of the floods.
About 500 people in Bunagaga Parish, Kisoro District are at a risk of catching dysentry and other waterborne diseases, according to an official.
The community of Ndowen village in Niani, Central River Region (CRR) North, have appealed to government to help them have asses to a clean drinking water, as the village is now facing water stortage.
Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Buyelwa Sonjica has challenged water users in KwaZulu-Natal to enforce Water Conservation and Demand Management (WCDM).
MOUNDS of earth, rubble, deep trenches and old water pipes have become a common sight on roadsides in the Harare central business district (CBD). It is no longer unusual to come across tractors or earth moving equipment right at the heart of the capital.
A US$22 million project funded by the Netherlands Government to improve water and sanitation services in the Northern Province is underway.
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