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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
Pakistan's Water Resources Decline
24 Sep 2012 - 08:51 by Local Press Report
ISLAMABAD (The International News) — The per capita water availability is dwindling with every passing day, putting the food security at risk, according to a Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) report on Saturday. The p
International Fishing Conference Calls on Philippines to Stop High-Risk Jalaur River Dam
20 Sep 2012 - 08:50 by Local Press Report
ILOILO (Business Mirror) — "Don't risk a catastrophic collapse of a dam in the heart of Panay." This warning to the President was aired on Wednesday by 80 foreign and local delegates attending the International Conferen
NGOs Call for Ban on Hydraulic Fracturing
19 Sep 2012 - 09:36 by Local Press Report
BRUSSELS (NorthcentralPa.com) — As the European Parliament votes on two reports on the environmental and energy impacts of shale, Food & Water Europe, together with Friends of the Earth and the Greens | European Free A
Mumbai's BMC Plans Cloud-Seeding Experiment Next Month
22 Aug 2012 - 09:39 by Local Press Report
MUMBAI, India (Times of India) — With rain playing truant, especially in the catchment areas where the water-supplying lakes are situated, the BMC hopes to start an experiment on cloud seeding in September.
Infrastructure Dominates SADC Summit
17 Aug 2012 - 09:32 by Local Press Report
MAPUTO (SAnews.gov.za) — The SADC Summit in Maputo, Mozambique, is expected to approve the regional infrastructure development master plan which aims to deal with the region's underperformance in road, rail, ports, energ
AlertNet Announces Top 10 Water Trailblazers
31 Jul 2012 - 09:03 by Local Press Report
BOGOTA (AlertNet) — Who are the people and pioneers behind grassroots movements, groundbreaking research and government policy that are improving access to drinking water and helping bring cleaner water to more peop
Australian Government to Fund Projects in Namibia
6 Jul 2012 - 08:08 by Local Press Report
WINDHOEK (Bernama.com) — The Australian Government has invited civil society organisations here to apply for grants to provide better access to water, sanitation and hygiene practices to less-privileged communities, Namibi
Swazis Illegally Cross South African Border to Fetch Water
5 Jun 2012 - 10:00 by Local Press Report
MASEYISINI — Residents of Mncitsini in the Maseyisini constituency risk their lives and illegally cross a border line, separating Swaziland from South Africa, to draw water from a South African dam. Due
COFAMOSA Seeks $31 Million USD for Irrigation Project in Mozambique
1 Jun 2012 - 09:35 by Local Press Report
MAPUTO (Mozambique News Agency) — The Committee for the Facilitation of Agriculture between Mozambique and South Africa (COFAMOSA) is seeking some $31.2 million USD to enable the irrigation of 10,000 hectares of agricultural land i
Mossel Bay Seeks Alternative Water Sources
11 Oct 2010 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
SOUTH AFRICA, MOSSEL BAY (Weekend Post (South Africa)) — Mossel Bay municipality has launched three projects to combat current water shortages. One project, which would pump water from the Hartebeeskuil Dam into the municipal supply system, was to be
PetroSA's Mossel Bay Refinery to Run Out of Water
23 Aug 2010 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
SOUTH AFRICA, CAPE TOWN (Cape Argus (South Africa)) — PetroSA oil company will run out of water at its Mossel Bay refinery by the end of October, potentially forcing temporary closure of the facility. The gas-to-liquid (GTL)
Concerns Over Water Safety May Delay ESKOM Project
9 Aug 2010 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Plans to start construction of a multi-billion-dollar World Bank-funded infrastructure project in South Africa have been thrown into disarray after the would-be
South Africa's Water Security Bleak, Experts Warn
12 Apr 2010 - 14:46 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — South Africa may experience a water crisis in the not-too-distant future due to a chronic lack of skills in the water sector and inadequate management of water infrastructure at the
South Africa's Demand Will Exceed Supply by 2025
22 Feb 2010 - 14:46 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) warned that the country's water demand will exceed supply by 2025, with metropolitan areas such as Witwatersrand being affected as early as 2013.
Aussankehr Residents Face Shortages
15 Feb 2010 - 14:46 by Local Press Report
NAMIBIA, WINDHOEK (The Namibian) — Some 10,000 people in Aussenkehr are facing a severe shortage of drinking water after fhodwater discharged from the upstream Vaal and Bloemhof dams in South Africa raised the level of the Orange Riv
Nelson Mandela Bay Sewage System Overhaul Under Way
7 Dec 2009 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
SOUTH AFRICA, NELSON MANDELA BAY (Weekend Post (South Africa)) — The refurbishment of the four sewerage works in Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is under way, with hundreds of meters of pipeline being enlarged to deal with growing demand and to prepare for the in
South Africa's Rand Water Sees $668 Million USD Funding Shortfall
9 Nov 2009 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — South Africa's biggest water utility Rand Water predicts a $668 million USD funding shortfall during the 2010-2015 period, while higher energy and raw water costs would continue to
104 Mines Operate Without Water Licenses in South Africa
5 Oct 2009 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
CAPE TOWN (Creamer Media's Engineering Weekly) — About 104 mines are operating in South Africa without legal water licenses, according to Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Buyelwa Sonjica. The majority of these mines
South Africa Has Less Water Than Thought
5 Oct 2009 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
SOUTH AFRICA, PRETORIA (Independent Online (South Africa) All Municipalities to Have Blue Drop Certificate by 2010) — South Africa has less water than previously thought, according to the Water Resources of South Africa 2005 study. The study found that South Africa had 4 percent less surface
Mining Weekly eThekwini Water, Sanitation Project to Employ 3,000
17 Aug 2009 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
ETHEKWINI (Creamer Media's Engineering Weekly) — The eThekwini water and sanitation project will create some 3,000 jobs over a threeyear period. When it is completed in 2012, the project also will provide access to running water and
Umgeni Water Studies New Plant Near Sundumbili
30 Mar 2009 - 14:46 by Local Press Report
SOUTH AFRICA, DURBAN (Creamer Media's Engineering News (South Africa)) — Umgeni Water, which supplies bulk water to KwaZulu-Natal, is studying the feasibility of a new water treatment plant near Sundumbili. The proposed plant would be
Bulk Infrastructure Grant to Get $278 Million USD in Next Three Years
26 Oct 2008 - 20:16 by Local Press Report
SOUTH AFRICA, JOHANNESBURG (Business Report (South Africa)) — The state's bulk infrastructure grant — which focuses on regional and district water storage and supply — received $278 million USD in the next three years, Finance Minister Trevor Manuel.
Unique Water-Neutral Scheme Launched in South Africa
13 Oct 2008 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — South Africa has launched a unique water project, believed to be the world's first fully quantitative water neutral system.
It was launched on October 8 by the Worldwide Fund for Nature
eThekwini, South Africa Spends $111 Million USD to Replace Pipe
7 Jul 2008 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
South Africa, DURBAN — The eThekwini municipality is spending 111 million USD to replace old pipe.
The pipe has succumbed to water pressure and constant bursts.
Four construction companies, including WK
South Africa Witnessing a Rise in Water Activism
23 Jun 2008 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — South Africa is witnessing a rise in water activism, and access to water is fast becoming a key struggle in the country's townships and rural areas.
South African Timber Hit Hard by Wetlands Protection
16 Jun 2008 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — South Africa is losing about 1.4 million tons of timber a year, owing to the withdrawal of plantations from the country's wetlands, a leading packaging and business paper producer with
South Africa Strike Could Leave Some Areas Without Water
16 Jun 2008 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
JOHANNESBURG (Business Day (South Africa)) — A potential strike by the South African Municipal Workers' Union (Samwu) could leave some areas of Gauteng, Free State, North West and Mpumalanga without water. Samwu and Rand Water
South Africa, Limpopo Miners Sign Olifants River Project Deal
2 Jun 2008 - 08:57 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
South Africa, LIMPOPO — South Africa's Water Affairs and Forestry Minister Lindiwe Hendricks last week signed an agreement with 23 mining firms in Limpopo province for the development of the second phase of the
South Africa's Rand Seeks U.S. Water System Technology
2 Jun 2008 - 08:57 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — South African utility Rand Water Services is looking to U.S. water system technology firms to bolster its distribution capacity in the country's growing industrial and urban centers.
South Africa: Minister Hendricks Denies Water Contamination Crisis
17 Feb 2008 - 23:06 by Local Press Report
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (BuaNews (South Africa)) — — Water Affairs and Forestry Minister Lindiwe Hendricks has denied reports that the country faces a water contamination crisis.
"This is absolutely not true," Hendricks said.
South Africa: Berg Water Project Improves Water Quality in Western Cape
17 Dec 2007 - 10:08 by Local Press Report
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (Creamer Media's Engineering News (South Africa)) — — The Berg Water Project has improved the water quality in the Western Cape, according to Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry Lindiwe Hendricks.
Hendricks said additional water
South Africa: North West Province to End Bucket System by December
27 Aug 2007 - 11:56 by Local Press Report
South Africa, MAFIKENG (BuaNews (South Africa)) — — The country's North West Province is on target to meet the goal of eradicating the "bucket system" of sanitation in pre-1994 formal settlements by the end of the year.
South Africa: Cape Town Spending $5.2 Million USD to Replace Pipe
20 Aug 2007 - 11:45 by Local Press Report
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (BuaNews (South Africa)) — — Cape Town will spend over $5.2 million USD in the current financial year to replace damaged water pipe.
Much of the city's fiber-cement pipe, which was manufactured
South Africa: Water Department Considers New Dam Near Tzaneen
13 Aug 2007 - 10:08 by Local Press Report
South Africa, TZANEEN (BuaNews (South Africa)) — — The Department of Water Affairs and Forestry is looking into the possibility of building a new dam near Tzaneen.
The department is carrying out a feasibility study of the proposed
South Africa: Berg River Dam Project Impounded
6 Aug 2007 - 10:08 by Local Press Report
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (Business Day (South Africa)) — — The $212 million USD Berg River Dam project has begun collecting water.
Once it is fully functional the dam, along with three others, will supply 78 percent of Cape Town's
South Africa: Treatment Chemical Market Grows in South and East Africa
30 Jul 2007 - 08:09 by Local Press Report
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (Frost & Sullivan) — — Water and wastewater treatment companies can capitalize on opportunities in South Africa and East African countries by offering additional services such as specialist testing or consulting,
South Africa: CapeNature Blamed for Water Crisis
30 Jul 2007 - 08:09 by Local Press Report
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (Cape Argus (South Africa)) — - The opposition Democratic Alliance party is blaming CapeNature, the statutory conservation authority in Western Cape Province, for a "potential water crisis" there.
South Africa: Supply, Sanitation Upgrades for Tshwane
16 Jul 2007 - 10:09 by Local Press Report
South Africa, SOSHANGUVE (BuaNews (South Africa)) — — Soshanguve and other areas of Tshwane will get upgraded water and sewer services, the city government said.
The head of Tshwane city's Public
South Africa: Water Affairs Department Plan to Reduce Poverty
25 Jun 2007 - 10:09 by Local Press Report
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (BuaNews (South Africa)) — — The Department of Water Affairs and Forestry's programs plan to exploit water's role in economic growth to fight poverty, according to Water Affairs and Forestry Minister Lindiwe Hendricks.
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