Dams feeding Cape Town 70% full: From 1 October, water restrictions will be relaxed from Level 6B to Level 5. ...... Source: WN.com - Southafrica News Parktown Boys' sex assault: Victims' parents may appeal paedophile's sentence: Former assistant water polo coach Collan Rex has been convicted of 144 counts of sexual assault and 12 counts of common assault. ...... Source: … [Read more...] about Dams feeding Cape Town 70% full
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New dams in Africa could add risk to power supplies down the line | The Conversation
New dams in Africa could add risk to power supplies down the line: Hydropower plays a massive role electrifying many countries. ShutterstockIn the 1980s and 1990s parts of Africa saw a surge in dam building for energy production. After a brief hiatus there has been renewed interested. Many new construction projects are planned and underway across sub-Saharan Africa. Hydropower … [Read more...] about New dams in Africa could add risk to power supplies down the line | The Conversation
Fears over Ethiopian dam’s costly impact on environment, people | The Conversation
Fears over Ethiopian dam's costly impact on environment, people: A man hangs fish to dry on the western shore of Lake Turkana. Reuters/Goran TomasevicEthiopia’s GIBE III hydropower dam is now operational. However, rights groups have raised concerns over the impact that it is having on downstream communities and the environment. The Conversation Africa’s Samantha Spooner asked … [Read more...] about Fears over Ethiopian dam’s costly impact on environment, people | The Conversation
Ethiopia: Dams, Plantations a Threat to Kenyans
Ethiopia: Dams, Plantations a Threat to Kenyans: Dropping water levels in Kenya’s Lake Turkana following the development of dams and plantations in Ethiopia’s lower Omo Valley threaten the livelihoods of half a million indigenous people in Ethiopia and Kenya, Human Rights Watch said today. Based on publicly available data from the United States Department of … [Read more...] about Ethiopia: Dams, Plantations a Threat to Kenyans
How building new dams is adding to Africa’s malaria burden | The Conversation
How building new dams is adding to Africa's malaria burden: The Koka Reservoir in Ethiopia. Steps have been taken to reduce malaria infections without sacrificing the primary purposes of the dam David Stanley/FlickrMore than 2,000 large dams have been built and more than 200 are currently under construction or planned in sub-Saharan Africa. The general aim is to enhance food … [Read more...] about How building new dams is adding to Africa’s malaria burden | The Conversation
