In a crucial briefing held on 5 January, Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero provided updates on an extensive maintenance ...

At first light in Tanzania's main city Dar es Salaam, some of its six million residents begin their day with a frantic search ...

Water scarcity isn't just a distant threat anymore. More than 2 billion people live in water-stressed countries, with up to an estimated 3 billion people globally facing water shortages in 2023, and ...

Johannesburg, South Africa’s most populous city and economic hub, has been rocked by protests in its working-class districts of Westbury and Coronationville after residents were left without water for ...

Picture standing in line for hours, just to fill a single bucket with water. Not because there's a natural disaster unfolding, but simply because the taps have run dry in your neighborhood.For ...

Three-quarters of the world's drought-prone areas are at risk of extreme water shortages — known as "day zero droughts" — this century, and some could be hit before 2030. When you purchase through ...

Low water levels of Latyan Dam that provides water to Tehran, Iran on May 8, 2025. Low water levels of Latyan Dam that provides water to Tehran, Iran on May 8, 2025.Bahram/Middle East Images/AFP/Getty ...

Tehran, a metropolis of over 15 million people, is now regularly mentioned as a city that is nearing its “Day Zero” – the moment when a city’s taps run dry. This is not unprecedented for a major city.

The Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP), a scheme to transfer water from Lesotho’s river systems to neighboring South Africa, also aims to provide hydropower to Lesotho’s people. However, ...

Johannesburg's water crisis and crime problem will be top of the agenda as parties fight for votes in the 2026 municipal ...