South Africa: Ethekwini Municipality Tackles Water Challenges

SAnews.gov.za

The eThekwini Municipality will continue to work on various interventions to manage and reduce the increase in water demand that has resulted in the recurring disruption of water… Read more »

South Africa: E. Coli Fears Rise at Cape Town Beaches - South African News Briefs - March 3, 2025

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Congo-Kinshasa: Clean Water 'A Lifeline' for Around 364,000 Children a Day in Goma

UN News

The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and partners in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are providing lifesaving clean water supplies to 700,000 people a day - around… Read more »

South Africa: Report On Hazelmere Dam Water Release Dismissed

SAnews.gov.za

UMngeni-uThukela Water has dismissed a video circulating suggesting that water will be released from the Hazelmere Dam without any prior warning being issued to communities living… Read more »

Kenya: Dci Goes After Nairobi County Officials in Illegal Garbage Dumping At Kenya Power

Capital FM

Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Mohammed Amin has revealed that authorities are now focusing on high-ranking officials in the probe into illegal garbage dumping at Kenya… Read more »

Liberia: LWSC Begins Major Demolition of Structures Over Sewer Lines in Central Monrovia

FrontPageAfrica

The Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation (LWSC) has embarked on a large-scale demolition operation targeting structures built over water and sewer lines in Central Monrovia. Read more »

South Africa: Picket for Water Budget Increase During Joburg Council Meeting

GroundUp

Activists gather outside the City Council in Braamfontein to picket about water challenges affecting millions of residents Read more »

Kenya: Murkomen Says City Hall Officials Who Dumped Waste At Stima Plaza Arrested

Capital FM

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen says the Nairobi County Government staff who dumped waste at Stima Plaza have been arrested. Read more »

Kenya: DPP Directs DCI to Probe City Hall's Waste Dumping At Kenya Power

Capital FM

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has directed the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to investigate the Nairobi County Government's waste dumping at Kenya Power. Read more »

Algeria: Water Supply Achievements Remain Engraved On History, Says President Tebboune

Algerie Presse Service

The President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, affirmed, Wednesday in El Tarf, that what has been accomplished to supply Algerians with water will remain engraved on history. Read more »

Ethiopia: Why Does a Visit to a Dam Cause Anger?

Ethiopian Herald

Recently Water Ministers, diplomats and journalists from the Nile Basin countries have paid a visit to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) as part of the Nile Day event held… Read more »

Kenya: Sakaja Regrets Garbage Dump At Stima Plaza, Cleans Up Mess

Capital FM

Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has expressed regret over the dumping of garbage outside Stima Plaza at the height of a dispute with Kenya Power on Monday to Tuesday. Read more »

Kenya: Ministry of Water Requests Extra Sh12.29bn From Parliament

Capital FM

25 - Ministry of Water, Sanitation, and Irrigation has petitioned Parliament for an additional Sh12.29 billion to bridge the budgetary deficit. Read more »

Nigeria: FG, Catholic Church to Combat Open Defecation By 2030

Daily Trust

The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Ignatius Ayau Kaigama, has met with officials from the Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation to discuss a national campaign against open… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Dams Gain Significant Inflows

The Herald

Zimbabwe's major dams continue to experience a surge as water levels rose to an average of 85,8 percent on the back of the rains being received in different parts of the country. Read more »

Ethiopia: Advocating for Equitable, Fair Utilization of the Nile

Ethiopian Herald

Ethiopia has consistently advocated for regional dialogue and institutional mechanisms to ensure the sustainable and fair use of the Nile waters. The country remains resolute in… Read more »

Africa: Water Minister Says Nile Basin Ministers Visit GERD Despite Egypt's Objections, 'False Propaganda'

Addis Standard

Habtamu Itefa (PhD), Minister of Water and Energy, stated that water ministers from Nile Basin countries visited the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) despite Egypt's attempts… Read more »

Kenya: Nema Orders City Hall to Clear Garbage At Stima Plaza in Row With Kenya Power

Capital FM

The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has ordered the Nairobi County Government to remove its garbage trucks and waste dumped at Stima Plaza in the escalating feud… Read more »

Liberia: What's in Liberia's New 5-Year Development Plan for Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene? [opinion]

Liberian Observer

In Liberia, government funding for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) has been alarmingly low--contributing not more than 5 per cent of the total expenditure--resulting in huge… Read more »

Uganda: Kooki Residents Rally for Clean Water in Bulunji Bwansi Initiative

Nile Post

Led by local leaders, the residents of Ssabawaali-Magabi village dedicated themselves to cleaning water springs in Magabi and Kiteredde, which serve as the primary water sources… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa's 'Working for Water' Programme Is Meant to Lead to Skills and Jobs - Why It's Failing [analysis]

The Conversation Africa

South Africa's Expanded Public Works Programme is part of its social safety net. It complements the country's social grants system, which has over 28 million recipients. Read more »

Africa: Civil Society At the Finance in Common Summit Calls for Community-Led, Equitable, and Human Rights-Based Development

IPS

As public development banks gather for the Finance in Common Summit (FiCS) in Cape Town, South Africa, civil society and community activists from across the world are demanding a… Read more »

Kenya: Nairobi County Dumps Garbage At Stima Plaza in Sh3 Billion Power Bills Standoff

Capital FM

A standoff erupted at Stima Plaza on Monday after Nairobi County Government staff dumped garbage at the entrances and clamped vehicles in protest over power cuts at City Hall due… Read more »

Uganda: Justice for Her Project Launched to Fast-Track GBV Cases in Uganda

Nile Post

Survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) should not have to wait years for justice, Austrian diplomat Dr Yvonne Katja Kerschbaumer has said, as Uganda launches a new initiative to… Read more »

Uganda: Lilongwe Mayor Sagawa in Uganda to Champion the Cause of Clean Water and Sanitation for the Capital City

Nyasa Times

Lilongwe City Council is rallying support to enhance access to clean water and modern sanitation, as the city grapples with rapid population growth and overstretched… Read more »