‘Gift of clean water’: Canton 5th graders raise money to build a well in African village

Fifth-grade students at the John F. Kennedy School in Canton raised $8,000 over seven years to fund a water well for a ...

Handpumps bring water to rural African communities, but many are broken – study models how best to maintain them

Over 100,000 water handpumps in rural sub-Saharan Africa are broken, leaving millions without safe water. Regular maintenance ...
manilatimes

Delivering in danger: lack of clean water leaves African mothers almost 150 times more likely to die from sepsis, WaterAid research finds

OTTAWA, March 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)-- A chronic lack of clean water and hygiene services in delivery rooms is contributing to one in nine mothers in sub-Saharan Africa developing sepsis, with ...
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All villages to get clean water by 2030

THE government is targeting to connect all 12,333 villages across the country to clean and safe water services by 2030, as part of efforts to expand access in rural areas.Deputy Minister for Water, ...
BBC

South Africans say criminal gangs are exploiting the water crisis

Residents of parts of Johannesburg have had no mains water for over a month In the Johannesburg suburb of Greenside, a large group of protesters of all ages and backgrounds are waving placards and ...
Independent Online

Legal action looms as South Africa grapples with escalating water shortages

Build One South Africa (BOSA) is preparing to take the government to court over what it describes as a worsening water crisis that is infringing on citizens’ constitutional rights. Speaking during a ...
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Clean water returns to Binga as new partnership transforms lives

A joint initiative between the Government of Zimbabwe, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the UK's Foreign, ...
Malaysia Sun

(Hello Africa) China-supported water project drives down schistosomiasis cases in Tanzania

Gratitude and hope now define daily life for Juma Makame Mohamed and Huzaima Bakari Haji, two residents of Chaani whose ...
CNET

7 Coffee Mistakes You May Not Know You're Making, According to an Expert

Katherine Peach is a well-caffeinated, Brooklyn-based writer, who focuses on all things coffee for CNET. Peach's reviews and writing have appeared in Tasting Table, Mashed, LAist, Yahoo Life, MSN and ...

A water solution for drought-prone South Africa: we designed systems to replenish aquifers simply and cheaply in five towns

South Africa is the 30th driest country in the world. Over 400 towns, especially in the western and central parts of the ...

South Africa’s Key Water Supplier Seeks Better Treaty Terms

Lesotho is seeking to open talks with South Africa over royalties and compensation for a water-sharing deal that accounts for ...