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Drought Leaves Southern Africa High and Dry
December 14th, 2019
Via The Wall Street Journal, a look at how Southern Africa’s worsening water crisis ravages crops, livestock and even the continent’s biggest waterfall: Every Monday at 8 p.m. since November, Bulawayo residents have gathered next to their toilets to prepare for a ritual that has come to be known as the big flush—another sign of a […]
Read more »Botswana Capital’s Water-Supply Options Dry Up Amid Drought
September 23rd, 2015
Via Bloomberg, a report on the possibility that South Africa may cut off supplies to Gaborone (Botswana’s capital, which lies 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) from the border with South Africa) in October: The possible disconnection in October of water supplies to Gaborone from a South African dam is expected to deepen the crisis in Botswana’s capital, […]
Read more »Southern Africa: A River Runs Through It
March 17th, 2011
Via AllAfrica.com, a report on efforts of Angola, Namibia, and Botswana to work together to develop a framework for sharing the Okavango River: “Postwar Angola is keen to expand irrigation for much-needed development, Namibia is prioritising clean drinking water and sanitation, while Botswana wants to preserve the integrity of the world-renowned Okavango Delta for tourism. […]
Read more »Positive Water Politics: South Africa and Botswana Work Together
August 1st, 2008
From the Sunday Standard, news that Botswana and South Africa recently extended their bilateral relations by signing a cross boarder water agreement, aimed at improving the living standards of the people of the two southern African states. As the article notes: “…The two countries, which share a long border, are signatories to two shared river […]
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