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Angola: Over 60,000 People Get New Water, Electricity Services
08 Sep 08
At least 63,400 citizens of the Cusse commune, 60 kilometres to the east of Caconda district, (southern Huíla province), are benefiting from new systems of water and electricity since [03 September 2008]. [T]he systems were financed by local government and built in nine mouths, having cost more than Akz 16 million [EUR 150,000 = US$ [...]
Angola: Head of State Launches ‘Water for All’ Project
09 Sep 08
On 27 August 2008, Angolan head of State, José Eduardo dos Santos, launched the “Water for All” project in Kabiri commune, northern Bengo province, about 60 kilometres of Luanda. The project was approved by the Government in June 2007 and aims to provide water supply to 80% of the rural population by 2012.It is being [...]
Consultancy for AfDB: study on the socio-economic and health impact of water and sanitation in Ghana and Madagascar
08 Sep 08
The African Development Bank Group invites Expressions of Interest from firms for the following:A Study on the Socio-Economic and Health Impact of Access to Safe Drinking Water and Improved Sanitation in Two regional Member Countries (Ghana and Madagascar)The Study will look at the socio-economic and health impact of Rural Water and Sanitation Supply Initiatives [...]
9th WaterNet/WARFSA/GWP-SA Symposium, 29-31 Oct 2008, Johannesburg, South Africa
03 Sep 08
Organised by: Waternet, Water Research Fund for Southern Africa (WARFSA), Global Water Partnership - Southern Africa (GWP-SA) in association with the International Commission on Water Resources Systems (ICWRS) of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS).Main theme: Water and Sustainable Development for Improved LivelihoodsSub-themeshydrologywater and environmentwater and landwater and societywater for peoplewater resources managementRead the [...]
Zimbabwe: water provision in disarray
25 Aug 08
Another diarrhoea outbreak in the middle-class suburbs of Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, is leading to growing calls for water treatment to revert to local authorities, after a decree a few years ago gave central government the responsibility.The opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has made Zimbabwe’s urban areas bastions of support in the past few years, [...]
Madagascar: Mobile cameras and water problem - Cameramen will face residents in eleven regions
25 Aug 08
The “Diorano WASH” project on Madagascar is seeking input from the public. Cameramen will roam around 11 regions interviewing villagers about their water and sanitation problems. The objective is to get a better idea of grassroots opinions and needs, explained Diorano WASH executive Vero Maminiaina. After the interviews, a workshop will be held to find [...]
South Africa: Water Project to Improve Lives in the Eastern Cape
14 Jul 08
The Communal Water House project, which uses advanced water treatment, water recycling and improved sanitation technologies is set to improve the lives of people living in the Eastern Cape’s rural areas.On 4 July 2008, Science and Technology Deputy Minister, Derek Hanekom unveiled the first ever Communal Water House in South Africa in the deep rural [...]
South Africa: DA Turns to Law to Get Water Reports
14 Jul 08
“The Democratic Alliance (DA) is using the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) to try to establish whether the death of 140 children in Ukhahlamba in Eastern Cape was directly related to contaminated water supplies.The DA’s approach to the water affairs department to obtain information follows the deaths earlier this year as well as [...]
South Africa: Joburg Water Scoops National Award
14 Jul 08
“Joburg Water has been recognised for its work in conserving water, winning an award from the national Department of Water Affairs and Forestry for water conservation and water demand management in the domestic sector.According to the city’s official website, this is not the only recognition it has received.Earlier this year, Joburg Water won an award [...]
Lesotho: Water running on empty
09 Jul 08
Thousands of people in Lesotho who already face chronic food insecurity risk losing access to water, due to the prolonged drought, IRIN, reported on 4 July 2008.[...].“According to the Lesotho Department of Rural Water Supplies (DRWS), 30 percent of water points - boreholes, wells and springs - in rural areas have dried up. In both [...]
