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Strengthening Komati Basin Communities

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Posted on 13 June 2012 by IPS

The story of KOBWA, the Komati Water Basin Authority, begins with a painful loss, but has unfolded over time into a tale of management of water resources for the common good, always remembering the needs of local communities.

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Chobe River – What Conflict?

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Posted on 08 June 2012 by IPS

Botswana has ambitious plans for a commercial agriculture project that will draw nearly half a billion cubic metres of water per year from the Chobe River.

 
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Le Congo devrait signer le protocole de la SADC sur l’eau


Posted on 08 June 2012 by IPS

Analystes invitent la RDC à signer rapidement le protocole de la SADC sur l’eau.

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Freddie Motlhatlhedi – Strengthen Common Power Grid to Keep Lights On

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Posted on 08 June 2012 by IPS

The four countries that are party to the ZIZABONA electricity interconnection project – Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana and Namibia – are set to move the project forward.

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Jose Chiburre – A Friend in the River

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Posted on 08 June 2012 by IPS

The memories of a boy who grew up in Maputo’s Magudi District may be key to protecting the integrity of the Zambezi.

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Sergio Sitoe – Commission Calm Despite Stressed River Basin

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Posted on 08 June 2012 by IPS

Water pollution, disaster management, and water allocation have been the key challenges facing the Limpopo Water Course Commission.

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Zambezi Commission Comes of Age

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Posted on 07 June 2012 by IPS

Negotiations over the Zambezi Watercourse Commission stimulated development of agreements on transboundary basin management for the whole of Southern Africa.

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Water Knows No Border Between Angola and Namibia

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Posted on 07 June 2012 by IPS

A transboundary initiative aimed at providing clean drinking water and proper sanitation between Angola and Namibia, is making steady progress.

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Three Minutes with Sipho Nkambule, Chief Executive Officer of the Komati Basin Water Authority

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Posted on 07 June 2012 by IPS

Managing the Maguga Dam is a key priority for the Authority, which recently completed a resettlement programme for 125 families displaced by the reservoir.

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OKACOM Taking the Message to the People

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Posted on 07 June 2012 by IPS

A new comic book will bring results of a multi-year study of the Cubango-Okavango river system to an unusual audience – youth between 10 and 17.

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