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Zimbabwe's Capital Needs $2.5 Billion to Begin Water Augmentation Program
17 May 2013 - 09:48 by Local Press Report
HARARA (The Herald (Zimbabwe)) — Harare needs more than US$2.5 billion USD to start its proposed water augmentation programme that will ensure that residents have uninterrupted supplies as the city spent the past week without su
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.
Zimbabwe City Blames Non-Payment of Bills for Water Issues
30 Apr 2013 - 10:38 by Local Press Report
HARARE (The Herald (Zimbabwe)) — Harare City Council is failing to supply water to residents because consumers are not servicing their water bills, a senior council official has said. This had affected the city's operations
Zimbabwe Fund Launches $30 Million Supply, Sanitation Initiative
17 Apr 2013 - 10:37 by Local Press Report
MUTARE (Creamer Media's Engineering News) — Work at the first development project under the African Development Bank-managed Zimbabwe Multi-Donor Trust Fund’s (ZimFund’s) $29.65-million Urgent Water Supply and Sanitation Rehabilitation Pro
Zimbabwe City Facing Water Crisis Due to Low Reservoir Levels
12 Apr 2013 - 09:59 by Local Press Report
GWERU (Financial Gazette) — A severe water crisis is looming in the Midlands provincial capital as the main water source for the city and the satellite town of Shurugwi, Gwenhoro Dam, has water supplies to last until August
Gwanda Council Asks Zimbabwe Government to Let It Get Rid of ZINWA
3 Apr 2013 - 08:03 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ZIMBABWE, BULAWAYO — Officials in Gwanda, a municipality located about 150 kilometers south of Zimbabwe’s second-largest city, Bulawayo, this week asked the country’s Water Resources and Development Ministry to transfe
Zimbabwe Needs $3 Million for Beitbridge Water Project
1 Apr 2013 - 10:21 by Local Press Report
BEITBRIDGE (The Herald (Zimbabwe)) — The Beitbridge town council needs at least $3 million USD to complete the outstanding water and sanitation projects that would ensure enough water supplies in the border town, an official has said.
Zimbabwe Again Delays Completion of Gwayi-Shangani Dam
27 Mar 2013 - 07:15 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ZIMBABWE, HARARE — Zimbabwe’s Water Resources and Development Ministry on March 21 announced that the $122 million USD Gwayi-Shangani Dam project will be further delayed.
New Chinese Mining Project Raises Water Pollution Concerns in Zimbabwe
19 Mar 2013 - 07:31 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ZIMBABWE, HARARE — A major mining project in the area near the Gwayi-Shangani Dam is raising concerns over freshwater pollution in Zimbabwe’s Matebeleland North province, in the southwest of the country.
Zimbabwean City Needs $50 Million for Upgrades
18 Mar 2013 - 09:48 by Local Press Report
MASVINGO (The Herald (Zimbabwe)) — Masvingo City Council needs nearly $50 million USD to finance the upgrading of its waterworks and ease water shortages. Increasing demand for water over the past few months has forced city f
Bulawayo Runs Out of Water Treatment Chemicals
14 Mar 2013 - 07:44 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ZIMBABWE, BULAWAYO — Zimbabwe’s second largest city faces a new crisis of water treatment chemicals, with the latest council report saying the current supply will last only about three weeks.
Zimbabwe Cancels Dam Expansion Project Due to Political Infighting, Concerns Over Chinese Influence
8 Mar 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ZIMBABWE, HARARE — The Zimbabwe government this week cancelled a multi-million-dollar contract with Chinese state-owned hydropower construction firm Sinohydro Corporation for expansion of the Kariba Dam facility.
Zimbabwe's Capital Faces Water Shortages Due to Repairs
28 Feb 2013 - 11:22 by Local Press Report
HARARE (The Herald (Zimbabwe)) — Harare's Western suburbs will be without water today following disconnections of pipes along Lochinvar Reservoir for maintenance works. Council spokesperson Mr Leslie Gwindi yesterday confirme
Zimbabwe Capital Gets $80 Million Loan from Chinese Bank for Rehabilitation of Water Network
21 Feb 2013 - 10:38 by Local Press Report
HARARE (The Herald (Zimbabwe)) — Harare City Council has negotiated a $80 million USD loan with a Chinese bank to overhaul water treatment plants and replace ageing pipes to ensure at least 80 percent of the city receives constant
Construction Set to Begin on Zimbabwe Hydropower Project This Year
15 Feb 2013 - 08:53 by Local Press Report
HARARE (The Herald (Zimbabwe)) — The construction of Kariba South Hydropower Station is likely to begin later this year, Energy and Power Development Minister Elton Mangoma said yesterday.
Zimbabwe's Shortages Increase Fears of Disease Outbreaks
7 Feb 2013 - 10:59 by Local Press Report
HARARE (The Herald (Zimbabwe)) — Harare continues to struggle in providing basic amenities and sanitation, including clean water, to residents.
Zimbabwe Mayor Promises Improved Water Supplies
5 Feb 2013 - 10:47 by Local Press Report
HARARE (The Standard) — Harare residents are likely to start enjoying clean and improved water supply next month, according to Harare Mayor Muchadeyi Masunda. Masunda told The Standard yesterday that following techni
Zimbabwe Agriculture Minister Calls for Adoption of Cheap Irrigation Measures
1 Feb 2013 - 08:50 by Local Press Report
HARARE (Manica Post) — Agricultural Minister Dr Joseph Made has implored the nation to quickly adopt cheap irrigation technologies in response to climate variations and changes spurring droughts that has rendered 80 perc
World Bank Approves $87 Million for Climate Change, Nutrition in Mozambique
30 Jan 2013 - 10:18 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
united states, WASHINGTON DC — The World Bank has approved an $87 million USD grant package to help Mozambique develop a climate change-resilient economy and improve nutrition interventions for over a million people.
Zimbabwe River, Reservoir Levels Increasing
24 Jan 2013 - 10:58 by Local Press Report
HARARE (The Herald (Zimbabwe)) — The incessant rains have led to an increase in water levels with the Limpopo and Zambezi rivers posing a serious threat to communities who live in low lying areas.
Zimbabwe Condemns 26 Boreholes Due to Fecal Contamination
4 Jan 2013 - 11:02 by Local Press Report
HARARE (The Herald (Zimbabwe)) — Twenty-six boreholes are contaminated with faecal matter that can cause typhoid.
Wetland Destruction Around Zimbabwe Capital Contaminating Drinking Water
10 Dec 2012 - 10:01 by Local Press Report
HARARE (SW Radio Africa) — The continued destruction of Harare's wetland areas, by way of various construction projects, is being blamed in part for the capital's undrinkable, unsanitary water supplies. This is accord
Zimbabwe Official Warns That Harare Residents Are Drinking "Filtered Urine"
7 Dec 2012 - 10:56 by Local Press Report
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