The President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, said that 63.6% of the Mozambican population has access to drinking water, corresponding to 20 million people. Filipe Nyusi was speaking yesterday at the inauguration of the water supply system in Pemba, in the province of Cabo Delgado, in northern Mozambique. "At the beginning of my...
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Three million Mozambicans have gained access to drinking water in the last four years
The Minister of Public Works, Housing and Water Resources, Carlos Mesquita, said that since 2020, three million people have had access to drinking water. "So far in this government cycle, around three million people have been additionally covered with safe water supply services and around...
Manica: More than twenty thousand inhabitants will benefit from drinking water
In Manica province, twenty-four thousand inhabitants will benefit from drinking water this semester, following the completion of eighty boreholes to supply the liquid. Quoted by Rádio Moçambique, Flávio Manuel, the provincial director of Public Works in Manica, said that the works were about 90% complete. According to the source,...
It's Time to Reap the Financial Benefits of Water and Sanitation
To achieve clean water and sanitation for all by 2030, Africa will need to almost triple its current investments and mobilize an additional 30 billion dollars annually. This may seem like a considerable sum, but it corresponds to less than two percent of the continent's current Gross Domestic Product (GDP). What's more, it's much less...
WaterAid invests €2.3 million to expand access to safe drinking water in Mozambique
WaterAid, a non-governmental organization (NGO), will invest 2.3 million euros in expanding the drinking water supply network in Mozambique. The action is part of the strategic plan for the coming years. The director of WaterAid in Mozambique, who was speaking on Thursday on the sidelines of the launch of the organization's national strategy for 2023-2028...
Manica: Government needs one billion meticais to guarantee drinking water
Around one billion meticais is the amount needed to build more than 100 water supply boreholes in all the districts of Manica province next year. The news was announced by the provincial director of Public Works and Water Resources in Manica, Flávio Manuel, quoted by the Profile news portal. According to...
Water supply is insufficient in Nampula
For just over three years, the institutions managing and supplying drinking water in the Mozambican city of Nampula, have been forced to impose restrictions on the supply, between July and December, due to the incapacity of the only dam serving the city. On Tuesday, the director general of the Northern Regional Water Administration, Carlitos Omar,...
More than 70,000 families have clean water in Machaze
The government of Machaze district, Manica province is investing more than eight million of meticals in the opening of 23 water holes that will benefit about 77 thousand families in that locality, said an official source. According to the director of the District Service of Planning and Infrastructures of Machaze, besides the opening of...
Government seeks solution for drinking water supply
The government is committed to finding financial solutions with development and cooperation partners to ensure the provision of safe drinking water for the population and the well-being of families. For the construction of some supply systems, at a national level, the Government is counting on the support, in the form of a donation, from the United Kingdom. The assurance was given by the Deputy Minister of Public Works, Housing and...
Drinking water will reach more than 500,000 people in seven provinces
The government, in partnership with the United Kingdom, intends to reach until next July, drinking water to more than 500 thousand people from seven provinces of the country. The information was given by the Minister of Public Works, Housing and Water Resources, Carlos Mesquita, during the launching of the projects for the construction of forty-five drinking water systems.