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"Not a Famine, but an Issue of Food Insecurity"

Submitted by admin on Wed, 16/05/2012 - 09:49

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.

Q&A:: Water Infrastructure Falls Far Short in Southern Africa

Submitted by admin on Mon, 14/05/2012 - 01:22

The cost of maintaining and expanding water infrastructure in southern Africa is
high.

South African Township Desperate for Safe Drinking Water

Submitted by admin on Fri, 20/04/2012 - 11:23

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.

More Toilets in Zimbabwe, Better Livelihoods

Submitted by admin on Fri, 20/04/2012 - 11:17

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.

Steady Water Supply for Zimbabwean City Still a Pipe Dream

Submitted by admin on Tue, 17/04/2012 - 11:07

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.

Latrines Critical to Keeping Kids in South Sudan's Schools

Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 01:33

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.

Zimbabwe's Mopani Worms Disappearing from Rural Diets

Submitted by admin on Mon, 26/03/2012 - 00:57

Job Mthombeni loves traditional food. One of his favourite culinary delights is
Mopani worms, referred to locally as amacimbi, which means caterpillar in
Ndebele.

As the Taps Run Dry in Mauritius

Submitted by admin on Thu, 22/03/2012 - 03:06

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 wate

As the Dust Settles on the Limpopo River

Submitted by admin on Sun, 18/03/2012 - 14:29

Chapita Ramovha remembers the days when the Limpopo River lapped at the
foot of his village in south Zimbabwe.

ANGOLA: Solar Panels Turning Dirty Water Clean

Submitted by admin on Mon, 12/03/2012 - 00:53

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 kilometre