Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Boreholes Are Not The Solution

Boreholes are not the solution to Zimbabwe’s water crisis—they may worsen it. Groundwater can certainly be part of the solution, but it must not become the primary approach. The Zimbabwean government ...
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Zimbabwe: Harare’s Contaminated Water

Zimbabwe’s Capital Contaminated Its Water. Now, Residents Must Pay to Use It. Residents spend as much as 20% of their income on water, yet what comes from their taps is green, dirty and undrinkable...
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Stories of Resistance and Restoration

World Water Day: 3 stories of resistance and restoration from around the globe. More than 2 billion people around the world live without access to safe drinkable water, as rivers, groundwater, lakes ...
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Africa: What Tragedy Can Teach

What Tragedy Can Teach: The Zimbabwean Fighting For Water Innovation And Access In Africa. Passionate about clean water and advocating for the basic needs for women and girls on the continent, Lumb...
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Chinese gold mine in Zimbabwe

Government officials in Zimbabwe have been scrutinizing a Chinese mining company that has been operating a gold mine in the country’s east since at least 2021. The scrutiny comes as residents voice co...
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Harare’s tap water is not safe

In Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, residents have complained throughout December that tap water is “dirty, smells of sewage and often pitch-black colored.” The main source of water here i...
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Zimbabwe: Water vending booms

The effects of climate change are becoming more severe as witnessed by the increasingly frequent and intense heatwaves. Zimbabwe’s Breitbridge district yesterday experienced temperatures as high...
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Zimbabwe’s water supply in crisis

In Zimbabwe, control over water is supposed to be decentralised. In other words, the seven regions in the country have the authority to govern their own water resources in the way that best suits thei...
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