Cape Town Executive Deputy Mayor Alderman Ian Neilson has said that the dreaded Day Zero - the day when most of the taps will be turned off - will not happen in 2018 or 2019. ... Read more »

Researchers from South Africa's University of Cape Town have produced the world's first fertiliser-producing urinal, that is also waterless. Read more »

Lack of safe water is a growing problem everywhere. In poorer countries, the risk is massive. The World Health Organization found that in Nigeria - Africa's most populous nation - ... Read more »

Jeanette Pane lives with her three children beside the blocked toilets in Shukushukuma informal settlement in Mfuleni. She says during the day she walked for about 15 minutes to ... Read more »

President John Magufuli and the Minister of Water and Irrigation Isack Kamwelwe have fired Dar es Salaam Water and Sewerage Authority (Dawasa) acting chief executive officer ... Read more »

Despite higher than anticipated levels of winter rainfall and a powerful cold front, the city still faces a drought unless much more rain falls, the South African Weather Service ... Read more »

South African High Court Judge Gerrit Muller has granted the Komape family leave to appeal parts of his judgment relating to the U.S.$156,000 claim for grief the family suffered ... Read more »

What is a compost toilet and how does it relate to Africa? That was the focus of my month-long trek through Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya in March 2018. Since I'm considered a ... Read more »

Growing up on Mount Boutmezguida in southwest Morocco on the edge of the Sahara desert, Khadija Ghouate never imagined that the fog enveloping the nearby peaks would change her ... Read more »

Therapists have said that many injuries are being caused by lugging buckets of grey water from showers and washing machines to recycle in the toilet or garden. Read more »