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Zambia to Join Zambezi Watercourse Commission
14 May 2013 - 07:13 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
lusaKa, Zambia — The Zambian government is now prepared to join the Zambezi Watercourse Commission (ZAMCOM), Zambian Energy Minister Yamfwa Mukanga announced last week.
Zambia to Construct New Water Sources
25 Mar 2013 - 08:44 by Local Press Report
lusaKa (Zambia Daily Mail) — The Zambia government intends to construct more new reliable water sources throughout the country to address the rising demand for water and ensure adequate sanitary facilities both in rural and ur
Suspected Cholera Outbreak in Zambia Claims Four Lives
30 Jan 2013 - 10:19 by Local Press Report
LUAPULA (Times of Zambia) — Four people have likely died from a diarrhoeal disease suspected to be cholera that has broken out in Chipili District of Luapula Province. Chipili Member of Parliament (MP) Davies Mwila confi
Zambia National Council to Address Sanitation Issues in Lusaka‘s Maiteneke Area
9 Jan 2013 - 09:13 by Local Press Report
lusaKa (Lusaka Times) — The National Water Supply and Sanitation Council (NWASCO) has directed Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company to use a sanitation levy and address the poor sanit
Zambian Government Fires Utility Management for Poor Performance
8 Jan 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
lusaKa, Zambia — The Zambian government has fired the entire management staff of the Chambeshi Water and Sewerage Company, which provides water supply and sanitation services to Northern and Muchinga provinces.
Two Zambian Water Officials Sacked for Malpractice
7 Jan 2013 - 09:58 by Local Press Report
KASAMA (Times of Zambia) — Two senior management officials at Chambeshi Water and Sewerage Company in Kasama have been dismissed for alleged incompetence and malpractices. Local Government and Housing Minister Emerine
Malawi Awards New Lake Exploration License to South Africa's SacOil
19 Dec 2012 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Malawi, LILONGWE — The Malawi government has awarded a new offshore petroleum license to South African firm SacOil Holdings Ltd.
Zambian Demonstrators Block Copper Mine Road to Protest Water Shortages
19 Dec 2012 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
lusaKa, Zambia — Residents of Wusakile compound in Zambia's Copperbelt province barricaded the road from Mopani copper mine's south ore body plant last week to protest erratic water supply from the Nkana Water and
Zambia, Angola Square Off Over Kuando River Oil Reserves
6 Nov 2012 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
lusaKa, Zambia — Tensions are escalating between Zambia and Angola over Kuando River, which acts as a boundary between the two southern African countries.
Zambia Utility Obtains $1 Million for River Cleanup
6 Nov 2012 - 10:59 by Local Press Report
NDOLABY (Bloomberg ) — Kafubu Water and Sewage Co.
Zambia Signs $150 Million Deal With Chinese Firm for Bulk Water Project
1 Nov 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
lusaKa, Zambia — The Zambian government this week signed a $150 million USD contract with the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporationfor the Kafue bulk water supply project.
Malawi Refers Border Dispute to African Union
19 Oct 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Malawi, LILONGWE — Malawian President Joyce Banda has asked the African Union (AU) to intervene in the country’s dispute with Tanzania over ownership of Lake Malawi.
Zambia Invested $50 Million USD in Water Sector in 2011
20 Sep 2012 - 10:10 by Local Press Report
lusaKa (Times of Zambia) — About $50 million USD was invested in the water sector in 2011 by Government and other cooperating partners to improve water supply by utility companies in Zambia. This is according to the Nat
Coca-Cola to Sign Up to Water Futures Initiative?
4 Sep 2012 - 10:32 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
united states, WARRENTON, Virginia — The Coca-Cola Company is “keen” to become part of water-stewardship initiative Water Futures Initiative (WFI), according to reports.
SABMiller, WWF, GIZ Partnership Takes Initiative
30 Aug 2012 - 10:04 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Sweden, STOCKHOLM — The Water Futures Partnership (WFP), a collaboration between brewing and beverage giant SABMiller, international environmental organization WWF and Germany’s agency for international cooperation GI
Cholera Outbreak in Mpulungu, Zambia
20 Aug 2012 - 07:13 by Local Press Report
MPULUNGU (Times of Zambia) — Cholera has broken out in Mpulungu District in Northern Province leaving one person dead and several hospitalised. Northern Province Permanent Secretary Emmanuel Mwamba who confirmed the out
Zambia Regulator Critical of Country’s Water, Sanitation Financing
17 Aug 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
lusaKa, Zambia — The amount of money allocated to the water sector in Zambia's national budget for 2011-2012 -- $108.4 million USD -- was $142.8 million USD less than the amount needed, according to the count
Zambian University Students Protest Water Shortages
10 Aug 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Zambia, KITWE — Some 6,000 students at Copperbelt University, in the city of Kitwe in Zambia's Copperbelt Province, are boycotting classes to protest erratic or non-existent water supply at the school.
African Land Grabs Are Water Grabs
14 Jun 2012 - 12:10 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BARCELONA, Spain — Foreign investors, both public and private, have been snatching up relatively cheap land all over Africa, primarily for food production to be exported out of the most food-insecure continent in the
Zambian “Call-Boys” Hold Novel Protest Over Sanitation Issues
6 Jun 2012 - 10:09 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
lusaKa, Zambia — A group of “call-boys” -- youths who earn their living by wooing customers to buses and guiding commuters on particular routes -- at the main commuter station in Zambia’s tourism capital staged a d
Zambia Launches $63 Million USD Water Project
29 May 2012 - 07:47 by Local Press Report
lusaKa (Times of Zambia) — The Zambian government yesterday launched the $63 million USD Nkana Water Supply and Sanitation Project in Kitwe with a directive to all councils to demolish illegal structures countrywide.&nb
Zambians Accuse Barrick Gold of Contaminating Lumwana River
11 May 2012 - 11:24 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
lusaKa, Zambia — Residents of the Lumwana area in northwestern Zambia’s Solwezi district are demanding that Barrick Gold Corp.
EIB to Lend $60 Million USD to Zambia Utility
7 May 2012 - 11:27 by Local Press Report
lusaKa (Times of Zambia) — Full Story - The European Investment Bank (EIB) has pledged to give $60 million USD to Mulonga Water and Sewerage Company (MWSC). MWSC managin
US Lends $355 Million USD to Zambia for Lusaka Infrastructure
30 Apr 2012 - 09:44 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
lusaKa, Zambia — The U.S.
African Countries Lose $5.5 Billion USD Per Year to Effects of Poor Sanitation
30 Apr 2012 - 09:35 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
washington, dc, united states — Eighteen African countries are losing around $5.5 billion USD annually because of the health effects of poor sanitation, according to a new study from the World Bank’s Water and Sanitation Progra
Zambia's Anti-Corruption Commission Urges Water Sector to Improve Governance
16 Apr 2012 - 10:30 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
lusaKa, Zambia — Zambia’s Anti-Corruption Commission called on the country’s water sector to promote ethical codes of conduct at all utilities as a key part of the fight against corruption.
$11 Million USD Water and Sewage Overhaul Started in Zambia
11 Apr 2012 - 11:46 by Local Press Report
KITWE (The Times of Zambia) — Full Story - The overhauling of water and sewer systems in Chambishi and Kalulushi on Zambia's Copperbelt at a cost of some $2 mill
Southern Africa Region Facing Food Shortages
10 Apr 2012 - 13:01 by Local Press Report
GABORONE (The Southern Times (Southern Africa)) — Full Story - Southern Africa faces serious food shortages
MCC to Invest $350 Million USD for Infrastructure in Lusaka
2 Apr 2012 - 23:16 by Local Press Report
washington, dc (United States Department of State) — The U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation’s (MCC) board of directors has voted to invest $350 million USD to help improve water infrastructure in Lusaka, Zambia.
Zambia Amends Water Supply and Sanitation Act
13 Mar 2012 - 00:43 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
lusaKa, Zambia — Zambia’s National Water Supply and Sanitation Council is amending the country’s Water Supply and Sanitation Act to make it compulsory for universities and schools, as well as hotels and other est
Boycotts and Barricades in Zambia, Students Protest Water Situ 3 Days After Ban Ki-Moon Visit
5 Mar 2012 - 15:49 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
lusaKa, Zambia — Students at the University of Zambia in Lusaka boycotted classes on February 27 to protest poor water and sanitation provision at the institution.
Zambia, Zimbabwe Sign MOU for Hydropower
27 Feb 2012 - 09:57 by Local Press Report
lusaKa (Newsday (Zimbabwe)) — Zambia and Zimbabwe have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly construct the 1,650-megawatt Batoka hydropower project.
Lukanga Utility Disconnects Supply to Prisons in Central Zambia
27 Feb 2012 - 09:56 by Local Press Report
lusaKa (Times of Zambia) — The Lukanga Water and Sewerage Company yesterday disconnected water supply to all prisons in Central province to recover more than $38,000 USD owed in water bills.
Zambian Red Cross Officials Arrested for Theft, Money Laundering
13 Feb 2012 - 18:45 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
lusaKa, Zambia — Zambia’s Drug Enforcement Commission arrested Zambia Red Cross Society Secretary General Charles Mushitu for theft and money laundering of $262,000 USD in donor funds meant for water and sanitati
Zambia Launches Major Irrigation Project With World Bank Funds
13 Feb 2012 - 17:57 by Local Press Report
lusaKa (Times of Zambia) — The government has started implementing a World Bank-funded irrigation project that will cover a total of 5,000 hectares of land in Southern, Central and Copperbelt provinces.
Mupambe Residents Sue Water Company Over Typhoid
16 Jan 2012 - 16:26 by Local Press Report
lusaKa (Times of Zambia) — Residents of Mupambe township in Mufulira sued the Mulonga Water and Sewerage Company for supplying contaminated water, in the wake of a typhoid outbreak that sickened 2,200 people.
African Development Bank Pledges $157 Million USD for Climate Change Mitigation in 2012
9 Jan 2012 - 20:08 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
TUNIS, Tunisia — The African Development Bank (AfDB) expects to commit about $157 million USD to 31 projects in Africa this year.
Burundi Urges Lake Tanganyika Basin Stakeholders to Scale Up Investment
19 Dec 2011 - 23:05 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BUJUMBURA, Burundi — Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza is urging investors and riparian countries in the Lake Tanganyika Basin to take advantage of the area’s huge water potential to heighten industrial developme
Court Orders Konkola Copper Mines to Pay for River Pollution
29 Nov 2011 - 13:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
lusaKa, Zambia — In a landmark judgment, the Lusaka High Court has ordered Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) to pay $2 million USD to 2,000 Chingola residents for polluting the Mushishima River.
Sata Government Pledges to Build Dams, Water-Harvesting Technology
8 Nov 2011 - 14:15 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
lusaKa, Zambia — Zambia’s new President Michael Sata says his government will invest in construction of more dams and water-harvesting technologies to increase food security in the country.
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