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Jose Chiburre – A Friend in the River

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

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

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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Some For You, Some For Me: Sharing the Inkomati River

Posted on 08 May 2012 by IPS

At Ekuvinjelweni village, in South Africa’s Mpumalanga Province, the Komati River flows clear and fast through the mountains

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Herbalist joins fight against deforestation

Posted on 13 October 2010 by IPS

To get community buy-in to protect woodlands, conservationists have teamed up with a herbalist, who as a leader in his community, acts as a role model, convincing other residents to change their ways.

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‘Don’t take groundwater for granted’

Posted on 13 October 2010 by IPS

Relatively little is known about the water beneath our feet. But if groundwater is to remain a reliable part of the region’s water supply, it must be understood and cared for as carefully as any other water resource.

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Sharing the Okavango

Posted on 09 October 2010 by IPS

The Okavango River is a rarity, scarcely disturbed by human development along its 1,100 kilometre length: shaping its future is the delicate task of the Okavango River Basin Commission.

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