IPS Inter Press Service: The Southern Africa Water Wire Feed Summary
The Africa Water Wire provides in-depth coverage of a diverse range of water-related issues in Southern Africa — from the importance of water to the environment, food security and sanitation, to the politics of water. The articles supplied here are the product of local journalists in touch with policy makers and people on the front lines of water crises, to analyse the problems confronting management of this precious commodity — and the ways around these obstacles
The Southern Africa Water Wire (IPS)
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The Southern Africa Water Wire - INTER PRESS SERVICE (11.05.2012 10:50h): "Not a Famine, but an Issue of Food Insecurity"
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: (09.05.2012 09:23h): Water Infrastructure Falls Far Short in Southern Africa
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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The Southern Africa Water Wire - INTER PRESS SERVICE (20.04.2012 12:37h): South African Township Desperate for Safe Drinking Water
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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The Southern Africa Water Wire - INTER PRESS SERVICE (20.04.2012 12:37h): More Toilets in Zimbabwe, Better Livelihoods
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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The Southern Africa Water Wire - INTER PRESS SERVICE (17.04.2012 14:56h): Steady Water Supply for Zimbabwean City Still a Pipe Dream
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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The Southern Africa Water Wire - INTER PRESS SERVICE (02.04.2012 22:33h): Latrines Critical to Keeping Kids in South Sudan's Schools
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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The Southern Africa Water Wire - INTER PRESS SERVICE (24.03.2012 13:43h): Zimbabwe's Mopani Worms Disappearing from Rural Diets
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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The Southern Africa Water Wire - INTER PRESS SERVICE (20.03.2012 09:02h): As the Taps Run Dry in Mauritius
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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The Southern Africa Water Wire - INTER PRESS SERVICE (16.03.2012 12:39h): As the Dust Settles on the Limpopo River
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 (10.03.2012 01:50h): Solar Panels Turning Dirty Water Clean
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 (03.03.2012 19:06h): Farmers Tackle Water Problems Fuelled by Climate Change
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 (03.03.2012 19:06h): Microloans, Greenhouses Help Women Cope with Climate Change
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 (03.03.2012 09:59h): Rural School Running on Methane Bio-Gas
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 (01.03.2012 06:42h): Working to Provide Water and Electricity For All
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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The Southern Africa Water Wire - INTER PRESS SERVICE (17.02.2012 21:55h): Mozambique Prepares for Dangerous Cyclone Giovanna
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 (10.02.2012 23:03h): Cholera in a Time of Floods
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 (10.02.2012 23:03h): Not Prepared for Floods Amid Conflicting Weather Forecasts
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 (04.02.2012 11:09h): Water Shortage Threatens Wildlife
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 (27.12.2011 14:59h): Thirsty for Ideas to Address Water Woes
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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SWAZILAND (27.12.2011 14:59h): Processing Plant Threatens Water in Capital
A multi-million dollar iron-ore reprocessing plant in the northern part of Swaziland, owned by Indian mining company Salgaocar, is threatening the water security of local communities and even the country's capital city, Mbabane. [
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The Southern Africa Water Wire - INTER PRESS SERVICE (07.12.2011 16:52h): Growing Calls for Water to be Prioritised
Efforts to establish water as an agenda item in its own right in climate change negotiations are gaining momentum in Durban, South Africa. Water experts say doing this will lead to a greater focus on developing policy, and attract more resources into the water sector through adaptation programmes. [
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Water (01.12.2011 23:44h): A Victim of Climate Change
The Southern Africa Development Community wants water to be tabled as a standalone item on climate change negotiations – describing it as too important to leave on the periphery. [
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SOUTH AFRICA (22.11.2011 23:05h): Acid Mine Drainage Water Can Be Put to Use
Toxic water from derelict gold and uranium mines has reportedly destroyed Elize Strydom's dream to be a farmer in her retirement. [
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UGANDA (22.11.2011 23:05h): Single Mothers Left Behind in Flooded Swampland
Life in Bwaise – a slum on the outskirts of the capital of Uganda – has never been easy. But increasingly erratic rains over the last three years have brought constant floods to the former swampland. Residents who can afford to are moving out, leaving the poorest – often single mothers and grandmothers – behind. [
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CLIMATE CHANGE (15.11.2011 19:23h): A Threat to Food Security in Africa's River Basins
While Africa has successfully avoided conflict over shared water courses, it will need greater diplomacy to keep the peace as new research warns that climate change will have an effect on food productivity. [
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