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News in RSSThe Southern Africa Water Wire provides in-depth coverage of a diverse range of water-related issues in Southern Africa, linking water to economic development, social well-being and environmental protection. Local journalists from across the region explore the challenges, failures and successes of managing this vital resource. The Southern African Water Wire is commissioned by the secretariat of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) with financial support from German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) in delegated cooperation with the UK Department for International Development(DFID) and the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID). The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) is implementing the partnership programme.,

A $45-million infrastructure upgrade could give clean drinking water....
Nairobi’s slums are not known for positive community inputs, but in Waruku ....
SADC says World Water Day must be used to highlight the movement of Africa’s rural people....
Johannes Myburgh talks to residents of Maputo suburb Chamanculo enjoying running water....
Officials say illegal connections are hampering efforts to provide water to some 200 000 people ....
Southern African nations are looking to extend the use of reservoirs along the Zambezi.....
Farmers on the banks of the Zambezi are worried their crops will be washed away again.
Despite concerns about the quality of the water in South Africa affecting fresh produce and a supermarket taking products off its shelves, some experts say there is no reason to worry.
Tinus de Jager asks Peter Pike of the South African department of water affairs why it took Orasecom ten years to start their quality survey on the Orange-Senqu river basin
The Orange-Senqu River Commission, ORASECOM, wants to educate children about conserving river systems.
Brian Moonga takes a look at Lusaka's George Water Supply Project
Water Users Association solves bill collection problems, but now where's the water? Lameck Masina investigates.
Saving Water Saves Lives
Share water to benefit everyone, Davison Makanga hears
Community consultation vital for efficient river basin organizations.
Brian Moonga reports that most Zambians don't have access to clean water and sanition, depites the country's vast fresh water resources.
Lameck Mesina reports on access to water challenges in Malawi.

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"Not a Famine, but an Issue of Food Insecurity"
By Louise Redvers
JOHANNESBURG - Millions of Angola’s poorest families are facing critical food insecurity as a prolonged dry spell across large parts of the country has destroyed harvests and killed off livestock.
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Q&A:
Water Infrastructure Falls Far Short in Southern Africa
Siphosethu Stuurman interviews PHERA RAMOELI, Senior Programme Officer at the Southern Africa Development Community Secretariat
JOHANNESBURG - The cost of maintaining and expanding water infrastructure in southern Africa is high. And while South Africa may be in a better economic position than the rest of the region, it also faces funding challenges that are similar to those of its neighbours.
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South African Township Desperate for Safe Drinking Water
By Siphosethu Stuurman
JOHANNESBURG - Thousands of residents in Diepsloot, a large township north of Johannesburg, South Africa, are queuing for hours to access clean, safe water a week after their supply was contaminated by sewage.
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More Toilets in Zimbabwe, Better Livelihoods
By Busani Bafana
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe - Government and sanitation experts say Zimbabwe needs to increase efforts to promote good hygiene and invest in toilets and clean water provision, as the country grapples with a typhoid outbreak.
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Steady Water Supply for Zimbabwean City Still a Pipe Dream
By Busani Bafana
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe - Residents of Zimbabwe's water-scarce city, Bulawayo, are concerned about the government’s slow response to finding a permanent source of water to cover their needs.
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Latrines Critical to Keeping Kids in South Sudan’s Schools
By Andrew Green*
JUBA - Before Bor B Primary School built latrines on the school grounds two years ago, students would leave during their first break to head home. Most did not come back until the next morning.
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Zimbabwe’s Mopani Worms Disappearing from Rural Diets
By Ignatius Banda*
PLUMTREE, Zimbabwe - Job Mthombeni loves traditional food. One of his favourite culinary delights is Mopani worms, referred to locally as amacimbi, which means caterpillar in Ndebele. At an early age he understood the nutritional value of the worm, which is found in his rural hometown of Plumtree, in southwestern Zimbabwe.
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As the Taps Run Dry in Mauritius
By Nasseem Ackbarally
PORT-LOUIS - Rani Murthy, a public officer who lives in Plaines Wilhems, central Mauritius, wakes at three every morning to wait for the water tanker from the Central Water Authority so that she can collect water for cooking and household chores.
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As the Dust Settles on the Limpopo River
By Fidelis Zvomuya
BEITBRIDGE, Zimbabwe - Chapita Ramovha remembers the days when the Limpopo River lapped at the foot of his village in south Zimbabwe. He says that back then residents of Makakavhule village had to build high walls to protect their homes from flooding. "The Limpopo River was a marvel to watch, a beauty of nature, a source of food and income for us who lived along it," the subsistence farmer recalls.
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ANGOLA
Solar Panels Turning Dirty Water Clean
By Louise Redvers
LUANDA - The brightly painted old shipping container with solar panels on its roof and high-specification filtration devices inside looks out of place in this dusty Angolan village of Bom Jesus, 50 kilometres east of the capital Luanda.
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ZIMBABWE
Farmers Tackle Water Problems Fuelled by Climate Change
By Ignatius Banda
PLUMTREE, Zimbabwe - Beauty Moyo’s desire for access to water has finally been met. The rains that fell in the past week after a long dry patch have awakened this small-holder farmer deep in rural Plumtree, Zimbabwe on the border with Botswana to the reality of sparse rainfall, climate change and how she and her fellow villagers can respond.
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KENYA
Microloans, Greenhouses Help Women Cope with Climate Change
By Isaiah Esipisu
NAIROBI - At Gakoromone Market in Meru, in Kenya’s Eastern Province, Ruth Muriuki arrives in a pickup full of tomatoes and cabbages despite the scarcity of rainfall in the area, thanks to the greenhouse technology she uses on her farm – and microcredit.
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SOUTH AFRICA
Rural School Running on Methane Bio-Gas
By Lee Middleton
CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Tucked against the rolling hills of South Africa’s Eastern Cape province, a small rural school has been turning its kitchen scraps, and agricultural and human waste into methane gas for cooking, and nutrient-rich fertiliser, and is even recycling its water.
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GUINEA
Working to Provide Water and Electricity For All
By Moustapha Keita
CONAKRY - Guinea faces acute problems in the supply of clean water and electricity to its citizens, slowing the country's economic development. A major project to address this is now under way, but some Guineans are sceptical of its promises.
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Mozambique Prepares for Dangerous Cyclone Giovanna
By Johannes Myburgh*
MAPUTO - Over 100,000 people in Mozambique are still recovering from losing their homes and crops, and from being cut off from schools and shops after a tropical storm and cyclone hit the southern African country in January. But the worst may not be over as another dangerous cyclone is expected to make landfall Friday evening as emergency stocks run low.
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MALAWI
Cholera in a Time of Floods
By Claire Ngozo
NSANJE, Malawi - They survived floods and witnessed the horrific scenes of their houses, livestock, household items and gardens being swept away at the end of January. Now, the people of the Nsanje and Chikhwawa districts on Malawi’s southern border with Mozambique are facing another menace; a cholera outbreak, which has already killed one child and infected up to 103 people.
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ZIMBABAWE
Not Prepared for Floods Amid Conflicting Weather Forecasts
By Ignatius Banda
BULAWAYO - Sibongile Dube knows the devastation heavy rain can leave in its wake. A villager in the lowveld area of Mberengwa in Zimbabwe’s Midlands province, Dube’s home is one of many that were washed away by flash floods last year.
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WEST AFRICA
Water Shortage Threatens Wildlife
By Brahima Ouédraogo
OUAGADOUGOU - The story of a pair of buffalo aggressively prowling the edges of a village in eastern Burkina Faso is a warning sign of severe water stress in the region which threatens humans and wild animals alike.
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MAURITIUS
Thirsty for Ideas to Address Water Woes
By Nasseem Ackbarally
PORT LOUIS - Mauritius plans to privatise its water sector, as rains become rare, and century-old pipes continue to leak almost 50 percent of the water available, added to waste by the population, mismanagement and over-consumption.
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African women in the path of climate change

Stephanie Midgley, head of science, One World Sustainable Investments tells Zeenat Abdool how climate change could drive women’s empowerment.
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Okavango’s river basin organisation in good health

OKACOM executive secretary Eben Chonguiça tells Fransiska Thikerete that joint fact-finding has helped Angola, Botswana and Namibia to build a basis of trust so that balanced choices over development in the Okavango River basin can proceed.
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Efficient use of water vital for climate change adaptation

Adapting to climate-change induced stress on water in Southern Africa should include more efficient use of water that is available, Themba Gumbo tells Zeenat Abdool.
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We Depend on Those Upstream
Alma Balopi interviews SERGIO BENTO SITOE interim secretary, Limpopo River Basin Commission
When it comes to sharing transboundary waters, downstream countries are no one has as much to lose as downstream countries. Mozambique is at the end of no fewer than nine of Southern Africa's 15 shared river basins.
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Transboundary Water Management Working Well For Botswana
Alma Balopi interviews BOGADI MATHANGWANE
project technical coordinator
International Water Office
Botswana Ministry of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources
Botswana is experiencing water stress due to a number of factors such as rapidly increasing population, low and variable rainfall, warmer temperatures leading to higher rates of evaporation, and the continuing high cost of exploiting existing water resources.
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Government Has a Responsibility to Provide Water
Busani Bafana interviews NOMATHEMBA NESENI, executive director, Institute of Water and Sanitation Development
Guaranteeing access to water to all can only be achieved when government and communities work together.
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Involving Communities in Managing Water Resources
Davison Makanga interviews ALLOICE KAPONDA
Basin Water Officer, Ruvuma and Southern Coast Region
Tanzania Ministry of Water
The Ruvuma region in Tanzania was a buffer zone for Mozambican soldiers during the liberation war.
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The risks of climate change on food security in Southern Africa
Time to focus on underground pollution
Borehole maintenance challenges in southern Africa

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AFRICA MUST BE HEARD ON CLIMATE CHANGE
by Wangari Maathai
While in wealthy countries the looming climate crisis is a matter of concern, in Africa, which has hardly contributed to climate change, it is a matter of life and death, writes Wangari Maathai, the 2004 Nobel Peace Laureate, member of Kenya’s Parliament and the founder of the Green Belt Movement.

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