The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has reiterated the need for member states to use an integrated approach for the development of water, energy and food sectors, stating that it helps improve natural resource use efficiency and result in accelerated development.
The consultation framework of Non-State Actors in the water and sanitation sector (CANEA) organized a media café as part of the celebration of 2021 World Toilet Day (WTD). The Media Café on November 19 was organized under the theme "What levers for Benin's march towards SDG 6?”.
Recent case studies and stakeholder consultations conducted by Global Water Partnership Southern Africa (GWPSAF) in the Buzi Basin shared between Zimbabwe and Mozambique, reveal the damaging effects of activities to the environment as well as water quality.
A GWPSA delegation, led by Executive Secretary Mr. Alex Simalabwi, has met with H.E. Dr. Hussein Ali Mwinyi, President of Zanzibar, on 9 September 2021 in Zanzibar Town to discuss GWP work in the region.
Development partners in the Water and Sanitation sector in Malawi have bemoaned the financial gap that is hampering access to clean water. Data by Malawi’s National Statistics Office shows that 14% of Malawians, about 2.6 million people, do not have access to safe water, and about 27% of the population walk for over an hour to access safe water.
Every rainy season, Malawi grapples with an outbreak of Cholera. This season has not been different. As of 7 May 2022, the country had registered 133 cases, with 6 lives lost.
