Tag Archives: WATER

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in collaboration with the Ghana Water Company has embarked on a compliance assignment at the Weija Dam as there are threats on the water reservoirs that supply water to various communities in the Greater Accra region. According to them, people have constructed buildings and farming …

Residents of the City of Johannesburg should brace themselves for water supply interruptions. This after Tuesday night’s thunderstorm caused a power failure at Rand Water’s Zuikerbosch Water Treatment Plant which supplies water to the City of Johannesburg and other municipalities. Close to 10 Joburg Water reservoirs and towers will be affected. …

A 20-year-old Kenyan woman, Mercy Momanyi, who was allegedly burned by her boyfriend, Sheldon Ombongi Okerosi, is speaking out about the incident that changed her life forever.Ms Momanyi, from Mosocho, Kisii County, claimed that her boyfriend poured scalding hot water on her following a heated argument on August 23, 2023. …

Their story is a fascinating one; a community that lives on water. So interesting is this story that many have travelled from all over the world to visit the town just to have a glimpse of the stilt homes on water as well as to hear the origin of this …

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Hempire Association of Ghana, Nana Kweku Agyemang, has said that the cultivation of industrial cannabis has the potential to absorb the harmful chemicals present on farmlands due to illegal small-scale mining activities known as ‘Galamsey’. The comment by the CEO is on the back …

Mr Alex King Nartey, Assistant Divisional Officer Grade One (ADO1) at the Public Relations Department of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), has urged Ghanaians to have a better understanding of the operations of the fire service. He emphasised that not all fire outbreaks can be extinguished with water alone. …

In a heart-wrenching incident, a father and his young son who were electrocuted by a suspected faulty water heater have been buried. Charles Segbedzie-Pongo, 51, and his 4-year-old child, Fiifi Sefadzi Segbedzie-Pongo, tragically lost their lives in Tema a suburb of the Greater Accra region. The final funeral rites were …

Basic school students at Ngleshie Amanfrom Government School have been asked to pay water and power fees. Some parents have expressed their outrage at the situation. Each student has been requested to contribute 10 Ghana cedis to cover both the water and energy expenses. One of the parents, Prophet Nana …

Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims Saturday thronged Namugongo, Wakiso District to mark the annual June 3 Uganda Martyrs’ Day. Thousands of believers trekked several miles, some from as far as the neighbouring DR Congo, Rwanda and Kenya, among others. The organisers in earlier interviews with this publication said they were …

The cost of water services will see an increment following review and approval by the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) effective June 1, 2023. PURC in a statement for the review for the second quarter of 2023 also announced increased tariffs for electricity and natural gas by 18.36% across the …