[Ghanaian Times] Ensuring the availability of water is one of the major global challenges of our time. Given the complexity and scale of the challenges, strong cooperation is needed to tackle them. And, given that most water resources cross borders, transboundary cooperation is crucial.

[World Bank] The community in Enda-Mokoni Woreda in Tigray Regional State in Ethiopia, has long relied on natural spring water from the May-Muk micro watershed for daily water needs and to irrigate crops. But since the 1970s, increased demand for farmland, firewood and other natural resources degraded the watershed, threatening livelihoods and the community’s water supply, said farmer Hailu Birhanu.

[IPS] Bulawayo, Zimbabwe — Dotted across the Zimbabwean city of Bulawayo, the water tanks installed in private residences is evidence that years of a water crisis, that has seen some suburbs here going for months without running water, has not spared anyone. The large plastic drums, locally called Jojo tanks after the company that manufacturers them, and which have a storage range of up to 10,000 litres, have assumed a class status of sorts in Bulawayo.

[Govt of SA] Slight improvement in Limpopo dams but residents warned not to waste

[New Times] A mobile water treatment plant is set to be installed in Karongi District to cater for the rising demand for water, which has been linked to the growing number of hotels along Lake Kivu.

[263Chat] Mutare City Council officials say the local municipality is making frantic efforts to mobilize additional resources to the tune of US$450 000 to execute works for the completion for a water pipeline project.

[Kubatana.net] Serious water shortages have hit communities in Zaka rural district after water points, wells ran dry and boreholes broke down. Speaking during the community feedback meeting facilitated by Community Tolerance Reconciliation and Development (COTRAD) in ward 18, the villagers stated that, the residents have been reduced to water scavengers as the water crisis worsen owing to lack of repair and maintenance of boreholes and water points by the District Development Fund (DDF) department and the Rural District

[Govt of SA] Department of Water and Sanitation set to speedily implement water projects in KZN amid declining water levels

[USAID] Last night, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced a new partnership agreement with the global sanitation company LIXIL to extend market-based solutions for sanitation and hygiene to underserved and vulnerable communities around the world.

[Daily News] President John Magufuli has vowed to end water woes in three districts of Mwanga, Same in Kilimanjaro region and Korogwe in Tanga region as enshrined in Chama Cha Mapinduzi manifesto .