With over 40% of water produced lost due to infrastructure issues, experts urge immediate action to address South Africa's ...

The number of people without access to water is growing in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is the only region of the world where this is happening. About 387 million people lived without access to basic ...

As the planet gets hotter and freshwater sources dry up, cities and towns will not be able to continue the global norm of ...

In many cities and towns across South Africa, water shortages and supply disruptions have become more frequent.

In East Africa, climate change has made water a lifeline and threatVbut science-backed solutions are helping turn the tide.

If the water levels of our reservoirs run too low, then one day we might turn on our taps - and nothing would happen. This region is one the parts of Africa that’s furthest away from the equator.

Morocco is spending hundreds of millions of dollars on tapping northern rivers to supply water to parched cities farther ...

Read more: Water crisis in South Africa: damning report finds 46% contamination ... The South African National Standard for Drinking Water (SANS 241) sets limits on the levels of microbiological ...

The first problem is that the city uses clean, treated drinking water for toilet flushing. Generally, 20%-30% of the city’s drinkable water supply to households is used to flush toilets.

Using the latest technologies, wastewater can be treated to meet drinking water ... further cement Southern Africa’s leadership in addressing the pressing issue of water scarcity through ...