Water, water everywhere? Investors eye Africa’s water sector
WITH rapid urbanisation and the pressing demand for water infrastructure, investors are looking to quench Africa’s thirst for sustainable and safe water.
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How Africa can achieve water security, sustainable sanitation
A high-level report shows there are pathways by which Africa can close its water and sanitation gaps by 2030 – but some tough measures are required.
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Sacred rivers: Christianity in southern Africa has a deep history of water and ritual
WATER is a scarce commodity in much of Africa, particularly in southern Africa. This is well symbolised in the name
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Water problems: No Day Zero for Johannesburg
WITH Johannesburg suffering water shortages, Biénne Huisman looks at how another South African city learned from narrowly escaping “Day Zero”.
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Tap dreams: rural arid Senegal sits on water it cannot reach
EDWARD MCALLISTER WHEN the water well began to run low in this remote village in northern Senegal in 2010, the
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Why full dams don’t mean water security: a look at South Africa
AFTER good summer rains, the dams that supply water to Johannesburg and much of South Africa’s economic heartland are full.
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In a thirsty world, information gaps dog a push to tap groundwater
LAURIE GOERING AS growing populations and accelerating climate change worsen water scarcity around the world, pumping more from underground could
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