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South Africa’s rivers of sewage: More than half of SA’s treatment works are failing

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Water, water everywhere… but not a drop to drink

Disease stalks villages, as Lesotho sells water to South Africa

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“Waterpreneurs” cash in on government failure to deliver clean water to islanders

Struggle for water a daily reality for impoverished Nigerian island residents

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Water crisis ravages City of Kings

Women carry the burden of collecting water for households

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Grape crop brings in millions, but farm workers live a harsh life

Vineyards well watered, while people struggle for water

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Why Las Vegas Is at the Heart of Western States’ Water Conundrums

Without global action, Las Vegas will experience 71 days above 100 degrees Fahrenheit by 2050. The impacts of such climate change are twofold, as less water comes down the Colorado River, and residents use more water in the heat.

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Poorly treated effluent sends refinery water use skyrocketing

Cape Town’s failure to maintain a key wastewater treatment plant cost the city a billion litres of drinking water

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Big business guzzled water as Cape Town’s dam levels plummeted

Years after the threat of Day Zero, it turns out that while households were blamed for over-excessive water use, big industrial users were given little more than a slap on the wrist for their significant water consumption

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Tajikistan, ‘House of Water,’ where half of the populations lacks access to water

As a poor country, Tajikistan has often turned to outside investment to help fix its water infrastructure. Yet, half the population does not have access to safe, clean water.

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Big business cashes in on Mountain Kingdom’s “green gold”

Meanwhile, villagers struggle for water