The Fifth World Water Forum is being held this week in Istanbul, Turkey. The forum highlights solutions to global water problems leading up to International World Water Day on March 22. Two African entrepreneurs say they are transforming the way communities are solving water sanitation problems. Trevor Mulaudzi and David Kuria, who recently spoke in Washington, DC, outlined projects they say help shift social behavior and promote personal hygiene in developing areas of South Africa and Kenya.
Nyasa Times "Minister of Women and Child Development Kate Kainja-Kaluluma has passed away in United Kingdom. “Indeed Hon Kate Kainja Kaluluma has died,” confirmed family friends in London. The 57-year-old minister was admitted to a North England hospital – York Hospital. Diplomatic sources at Malawi High Commission in London have said arrangements are being made to send her remains to Malawi. Kainja who was Dedza South West Constituency parliamentarian flew to United Kingdom for medical attention after a long-illness. She is survived by a husband, Emanuel Kaluluma and three children."