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2013-04-25
For the last 13 years, Trynos Mbweku, the headman of Mwenezi district in southeastern Zimbabwe, has had to use a cart to fetch water from the only remaining borehole in his area, which lies some 10 kilometres from his home. For villagers in this district,…
2013-04-24
In briefing the designers, who were requested to submit samples, the IZS clearly expressed an appreciation of a "logo that is creative and depicts the trans-boundary nature of the Zambezi river basin, its interconnectedness and cooperative spirit". And th…
2013-04-24
In briefing the designers, who were requested to submit samples, the IZS clearly expressed an appreciation of a "logo that is creative and depicts the trans-boundary nature of the Zambezi river basin, its interconnectedness and cooperative spirit". And th…
2013-04-16
Mauritius may be one of the best-prepared countries in the world when it comes to cyclones, but recent heavy rains and flooding due to climate change have brought the country’s readiness for coping with increased rainfall into question. Ecolog…
2013-04-09
In the Southern African Development Community (SADC), water is seen as a source of peace rather than conflict. This was the key message emphasized by SADC’s Director of Infrastructure and Services Mr. Remigious Makumbe during a three-day workshop to…
2013-04-04
4th April, 2013The second Zambezi Watercourse Commission' Technical Committee (ZAMTEC) meeting held recently on 25-26 March 2013 at Maputo in Mozambique agreed on the key recommendations that will see the ZAMCOM consolidate its governance bodies as well a…
2013-04-04
The Zambezi Watercourse Commission (ZAMCOM) is set to hold the first meeting for one of its permanent governing bodies, the ZAMCOM Technical Committee (ZAMTEC) on Thursday, 1 November, 2012.Representatives from the eight countries that share the Zambezi r…
2013-04-04
9th November, 2012
Zambezi river basin states recently held a historic meeting that paved the way for the operationalisation of the 2004 Zambezi Watercourse Commission (ZAMCOM) Agreement.The ZAMCOM Technical Committee (ZAMTEC) meeting was held in Gaboro…
2013-04-03
The Beitbridge area in southern Zimbabwe was hit by serious flooding earlier this year. Those affected are still trying to get back on their feet.
2013-03-27
The SADC Secretariat announces the launch of the 2013 SADC Media Awards Competition and the 2013 SADC Water Media Awards Competition. The Awards are in the fields of Print Journalism, Radio Journalism, Television Journalism and Photojournalism.
2013-03-26
Indigenous people who were displaced from the Zambezi Valley almost six decades ago for the construction of the Kariba Dam say they have not benefited from the development they made way for. The building of the Kariba hydroelectric dam was supposed to ush…
2013-03-25
24th March, 2013As the Zambezi Watercourse Commission (ZAMCOM) forges ahead with making its governance bodies permanent, it is set to hold the second meeting of its ZAMCOM Technical Committee (ZAMTEC) on 25 and 26 March, 2013 in Maputo, Mozambique.The ZAM…
2013-03-25
Every day for the last four years, 52-year-old Tintfombi Msibi has had to walk past the borehole in her village of Ekuphakameni, one of the driest rural villages in southern Swaziland, to a dirty stream two kilometres away to collect drinking water. &ldqu…
2013-03-25
Almost every rainy season the floodgates of Kariba Dam have to be opened to relieve pressure on the dam wall. But despite warnings not to live or farm on the river banks of the Zambezi River downstream of the dam, some people do so anyway and end up losin…
2013-03-22
Every day for the last four years, 52-year-old Tintfombi Msibi has had to walk past the borehole in her village of Ekuphakameni, one of the driest rural villages in southern Swaziland, to a dirty stream two kilometres away to collect drinking water. &ldqu…
2013-03-19
GWP Southern Africa has participated in national and international dialogues focusing on water in the post 2015 development agenda. The dialogues form part of the UN national dialogue (post Rio +20) process which will feed into the development of the UN p…
2013-03-19
GWP Southern Africa has participated in national and international dialogues focusing on water in the post 2015 development agenda. The dialogues form part of the UN national dialogue (post Rio +20) process which will feed into the development of the UN p…
2013-03-19
GWP Southern Africa has participated in national and international dialogues focusing on water in the post 2015 development agenda. The dialogues form part of the UN national dialogue (post Rio +20) process which will feed into the development of the UN p…
2013-03-19
Sharing sub-regional experiences on water cooperation and learning about designing and conducting negotiations on transboundary water-related issues were the topics of a SADC/ UNESCO workshop to “Promote Cooperation and Conflict Prevention in Transb…
2013-03-19
Sharing sub-regional experiences on water cooperation and learning about designing and conducting negotiations on transboundary water-related issues were the topics of a SADC/ UNESCO workshop to “Promote Cooperation and Conflict Prevention in Transb…
2013-03-19
Sharing sub-regional experiences on water cooperation and learning about designing and conducting negotiations on transboundary water-related issues were the topics of a SADC/ UNESCO workshop to “Promote Cooperation and Conflict Prevention in Transb…
2013-03-19
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat is implementing the SADC Regional Strategic Action Plan on IWRM – III (SADC RSAP III) which is designed to provide a programmatic approach to facilitate the implementation of the Protocol…
2013-03-19
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat is implementing the SADC Regional Strategic Action Plan on IWRM – III (SADC RSAP III) which is designed to provide a programmatic approach to facilitate the implementation of the Protocol…
2013-03-19
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat is implementing the SADC Regional Strategic Action Plan on IWRM – III (SADC RSAP III) which is designed to provide a programmatic approach to facilitate the implementation of the Protocol…
2013-03-06
The local Tanzanian community bordering Lake Nyasa is no nearer to understanding what the conflict between their country and Malawi is about, nor why so much is at stake, as mediation efforts between Malawi and Tanzania are expected to begin soon. &n…