Water

Flushing toilets aren’t the solution to South Africa’s sanitation problem

Preyan Arumugam-Nanoolal, University of KwaZulu-Natal Many households in some of South Africa’s biggest cities have been facing water restrictions... Read more

21 Nov, 2022

Tanzania starts rationing water due to drought

Dar es Salaam – Tanzanian authorities on Thursday began rationing water in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam following... Read more

28 Oct, 2022

Mountainous Lesotho finds gold in trout fish farming

Lejone – It’s harvest time in Lejone, a small village nestling in mountains in southern Africa more than two... Read more

19 Oct, 2022

Australian state announces world’s biggest pumped hydro scheme

Sydney – Australia’s eastern state of Queensland unveiled plans Wednesday to build the world’s largest pumped hydroelectric energy storage... Read more

28 Sep, 2022

South Africa is surrounded by sea but doesn’t have a plan to protect it: three steps to get one

Francois Vreÿ, Stellenbosch University South Africa is surrounded by 2,798km of coastline. Yet, oddly, the country doesn’t have a... Read more

22 Sep, 2022

South Africa’s increasing water stress requires urgent informed actions

Richard Meissner, University of South Africa and Anja du Plessis, University of South Africa Progress has been made since... Read more

19 Sep, 2022

South Africa has had lots of rain and most dams are full, but water crisis threat persists

Anja du Plessis, University of South Africa Most parts of South Africa, specifically its summer rainfall areas, have received... Read more

5 Apr, 2022

Water supply fears as Morocco hit by worst drought since 1980s

Rabat – As Morocco withers under its worst drought in 40 years, experts warn that a combination of climate... Read more

25 Mar, 2022

54-hour water disruption: Rand Water urges Gauteng residents not to panic

Cape Town – Rand Water has warned about a planned water outage which will see most areas in Gauteng... Read more

15 Nov, 2021

Ethiopia begins second stage of filling mega-dam, angering Egypt

Ethiopia says it has started the next phase of filling a controversial mega-dam on the Nile River, Egyptian authorities... Read more

6 Jul, 2021