Ruvu River News Today

Tanzania alarmed by increased pace of deforestation-

PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has directed five ministries to oversee the proper utilization of the Rufiji River basin and delta, detailing specific projects like irrigation farming, fish dams as well as a tarmac road to link the zone with the southern regions as well as the cities of -

Extreme drought spells have pushed most of Tanzania’s 5.5 million residents to the wobbly edge of survival. In Temeke, the number of people without access to

Tanzania ends water rationing in Dar es Salaam region-

Tanzanian authorities on Thursday began rationing water in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam following a drought-induced drop in water levels from its main source, the Ruvu river.The 5.5 million inhabitants of the Indian Ocean city will go without

It’s been a month since Tanzania’s commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, put residents on water rations after a drop in the city’s main water source, the Ruvu River. Authorities say the water supply problem is beyond their control, but critics see it as a failure to manage resources. Charles Kombe reports from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Camera: Rajabu Hassan. 

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Friday ordered relevant authorities to control the movement of livestock and human activities along the banks of the Ruvu and Wami Rivers to end the water shortage currently facing Dar es Salaam and Coast regions. Hassan ordered the Dar es Salaam Water and Sewerage…

DEVELOPMENT stakeholders have recommended the importance of identifying other water sources, including desalination of seawater to rescue Tanzanians during droughts like the one the country is experiencing.

DAR ES SALAAM, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa on Wednesday ordered the Ministry of Water, in collaboration with the private sector, to complete preparations for a project to address water shortage in the port city of Dar es Salaam and Coast regions.

Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa has ordered the Ministry of Water, in collaboration with the private sector, to complete preparations for a project to address water shortage in the port city of Dar es Salaam and Coast regions.A ...