The citizens of Hammanskraal, a small town north of South Africa’s capital, Tshwane, have been dealing with the deaths of 23 residents from cholera since 23 May 2023. Tests to find the source are continuing. The initial assumption by residents and authorities was that poor quality water led to the outbreak. In one week in […]
Tag: Water and Sanitation
Nigeria, like many other Sub-Saharan Africa countries, has a waste management problem. The Nigerian National Municipal Waste Management Policy (2020) gives no estimate but states that “Nigeria produces a large volume of solid waste out of which less than 20% is collected through a formal system”. This is lower than the World Bank’s estimate of […]
The Lagos Water Corporation (LWC) has partnered Lagos Water Regulatory Commission (LASWARCO) to enhance improved water service delivery in the state. To this end, the management of LWC received the executive secretary of the Lagos Water Regulatory Commission, Mrs. Funke Adepoju, at the LWC Headquarters, Water-House, Ijora, Lagos recently. This is part of the efforts […]
Environment minister criticises City’s previous lack of engagement Early this year, a number of organisations appealed to the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment over the granting of discharge permits to the City of Cape Town for three outlets that pump sewage into the sea. In her appeal decision, Minister Barbara Creecy ordered the […]
The Government is mobilising US$13 million to improve the water situation in Harare in addition to the US$1,6 million that has already been disbursed to the local authority for the procurement of water treatment chemicals, Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development Minister Dr Anxious Masuka has said. Already, the Government has allocated $7 billion […]
“The last time we saw a drop of water coming out of the tap was about 15 years ago,” says villager Mbombela Municipality in Mpumalanga has been given less than three months to comply with national water provision regulations. This includes providing a minimum of potable water of 25 litres per person per day or […]
SCOPA hears of the substantial obstacles blocking the reopening of Cape Town’s Central Line Parliament conducted an oversight visit of Cape Town’s railway occupations, and relocation sites, on Wednesday. Leaders of the households who have been moved off Metrorail’s Central Line complained of a lack of water provision and refuse collection. The City of Cape […]
Capetonians must heed the warning of Day Zero in 2018 if another water crisis is to be averted. Despite warnings by the City of Cape Town to curb water demand and implement water-saving measures, the city’s water supply is moving in the wrong direction. The City’s water demand in the first week of February hit […]
The Kabwe Municipal Council (KMC) public health department has intensified the inspection of food as it continues closing the gates of a possible outbreak of cholera in the district. Kabwe being the transit and the capital district for Central Province has no option but to work hard to ensure cases of cholera are not allowed […]
In March 2023, the South African department of water and sanitation celebrated national water month with advocacy and awareness campaigns to conserve and use water in a sustainable way. In an interview with South African broadcaster NewzRoom Afrika, water minister Senzo Mchunu claimed that the water restrictions being experienced by many residents of Gauteng province […]
STAE General Director Ignores CNE Decision to Suspend Beira STAE District Director The suspension of the Beira STAE district director was confirmed in a communique on Thursday (18 May), and by the CNE spokesperson on Friday (19 May) last week. But he remains at work, because he has not yet been formally suspended. This is […]
An independent analysis following the cholera outbreak in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria, did not find any presence of a cholera strain from water sources used for domestic purposes. This was revealed during a media briefing on Wednesday by the Water Research Commission (WRC). The WRC was commissioned by the Department of Water and Sanitation on […]
Johannesburg — Eighteen countries are reporting cholera outbreaks, and 10 of those are in Africa. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), more than 26 000 cases and 660 deaths were reported as of January 29, 2023, and the average case fatality ratio far exceeds the acceptable level of below 1%. It is currently almost […]
Pretoria, South Africa — World Toilet Day 2023, on 19 November, focusing on ‘Accelerating Change’ – Toilets are a foundation stone of public health and play a critical role in protecting the environment” Celebrated annually on the 19th of November, World Toilet Day aims to inspire concerted efforts in addressing the pressing global sanitation crisis, […]
Cabinet has approved a proposal for the multimillion water treatment plant in Beitbridge to sell water to Musina in South Africa to improve water resources and cooperation governance between the two countries. Musina has perennially been dogged by water woes, resulting in the South Africans approaching Zimbabwe for a rescue package. Beitbridge now has a […]
A major clean-up campaign, Operation Chenesa Harare, being rolled out by the Government to restore cleanliness in the once “sunshine” city is now in full swing with more than 200 tonnes of accumulated garbage cleared by yesterday midday. The ineptitude of the local authority in refuse collection has forced Government to step in to save […]