AllAfrica News: Water and Sanitation

Uganda: Nwsc to Take Over Construction of Stalled Multi-Billion Rukungiri Water Project

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 08:43:45 GMT

[Monitor] The National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NSWC) managing director Dr Silver Mugisha has raised concerns about the delayed completion of a multi-billion shilling gravity water flow project further announcing a construction takeover.

Sudan: East Darfur to Install 200 Solar-Powered Water Supply Units

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 07:54:26 GMT

[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- An agreement to supply and install 200 solar energy units to operate water stations in East Darfur was signed between El Azari Maki El Sadig International Company and the government of East Darfur on Thursday in Khartoum.

Tanzania: Household Connection to 'Tape Water' At No Cost

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 06:35:18 GMT

[Daily News] The Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (Ruwasa) in Kagera Region plans to start connecting water services to households at no cost, to ensure residents consume safe water from reliable sources.

Kenya: Residents Going Without Food as Water Shortage Hits Lamu Villages

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 05:37:29 GMT

[Nation] Residents of Bar'goni, Mokowe, Kwasasi, Ingini and Kiangwe in Lamu County are now being forced to go without food due to an acute water shortage which makes it hard for them to cook.

Namibia: President Hage Geingob in Water Security Talks With Botswana

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 08:24:57 GMT

[Namibian] President Hage Geingob reportedly met a potential investor for an ambitious desalination project which could be implemented as a partnership between Namibia and Botswana.

Ethiopia: U.S. Restoration of Foreign Aid to Ethiopia Signals New Course

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 21:02:39 GMT

[VOA] The Biden administration reversed a policy that had linked foreign aid to Ethiopia to its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) hydropower project signaling a decided change in U.S. relations with Ethiopia, analysts say.

Zimbabwe: Milestone for Byo Water Security... 2nd Republic Fulfils Century-Old Dream

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 15:38:27 GMT

[The Herald] Bulawayo Bureau

Zimbabwe: Mutare Considers New Water Plant

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 14:14:24 GMT

[The Herald] Manicaland Bureau

South Africa: Shacks Flooded By Vandalised Pipe in Drought-Stricken Gqeberha

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 13:52:59 GMT

[GroundUp] Port Elizabeth -- Residents fled their shacks in NU29, Motherwell, as water spouted from the ground from about 2am on Friday.

South Africa: Makhanda Residents Resort to Drinking Water From an Old Air Valve Chamber

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 13:45:03 GMT

[GroundUp] "I have never seen something like this in my life. People drinking dirty water like animals" says resident

Zimbabwe: Govt Allocates $535m for Ambitious Gwayi-Shangani Water Pipeline

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 13:06:16 GMT

[New Zimbabwe] THE government has allocated $535 million towards the construction of the long awaited 245km long Gwayi-Shangani pipeline which will seek to end Bulawayo's perennial water challenges.

Nigeria: Hope Rises for Taraba-Based $5.8bn Mambilla Hydro Project

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 11:02:56 GMT

[Vanguard] WHEN in November 2017, the Federal Government formally signed a $5.8 billion contract for the Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project in Taraba State, it was seen as a watershed in the long history of the project that was billed to become Nigeria's largest electricity producer with an installed capacity of 3,050 megawatts.

South Africa: Water and Sanitation Hosts Fifth Wetskills Water Challenge

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 10:38:48 GMT

[Govt of SA] South Africa hosts 5th Wetskillls Water Challenge to enhance innovative thinking in the water sector

Nigeria: Engineers Canvass Institutional Reforms to Improve Water Governance

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 09:21:13 GMT

[Leadership] Abuja -- Engineers have canvassed the need for comprehensive institutional reforms and national policies to improve water governance in the country, saying that the passage of National Water Act (NWA) is inevitable.

Kenya: Man Cycles 270km to Help Rescue Centre in Isiolo Get Borehole

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 05:37:00 GMT

[Nation] Clifford Mugambi loves seeing children happy.

Kenya: City Residents Wallowing in Sewage, as State Agencies Pass the Buck

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 10:21:03 GMT

[Nation] A narrow freshly-graded murram road off the Thika superhighway leads the Nation crew to Kiuu Ward in Kiambu County. A few kilometres from the main road is a partly water-logged and partly dry area that has cracks on the ground.

Rwanda: New Water Treatment Plant Will Triple Supply in Kigali, Bugesera

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 08:49:53 GMT

[New Times] The City of Kigali and Bugesera District will have almost a three-fold water supply increase, thanks to a new water project that went operational this month.

South Africa: Water Outage in Makhanda Sparks Protest

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 11:40:36 GMT

[GroundUp] Makhanda residents protest after going for days without water.

Nigeria: Lagos Seals Illegal Water Factories

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 05:21:28 GMT

[Leadership] Lagos -- Lagos State Government through the Lagos State Water Regulatory Commission (LSWRC) has sealed some packaged water production factories in the state for falling short of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).

Namibia: Potholes On Highway Lead to Bumpy Ride

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 13:59:42 GMT

[New Era] Rundu -- Several stretches of the busy Trans Caprivi Highway between Rundu and Divundu in Kavango East has crumbled into potholes following heavy rain in the area.