Lockdowns: Saving lives, but ruining livelihoods in Africa
Africa
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HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: The COVID-19 curse and informal settlements
How are we going to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 in informal settlements when the social and health needs of these populations are so often invisible, asks Haji Mohamed Dawjee.
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'They demolished everything': CT informal residents speak out after eviction
Families living on the privately-owned land, called Klein Akker, were kicked off the property this week.
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Joburg Emergency Services monitoring informal settlements as cold weather hits
A cold front has been forecasted for Gauteng, causing a significant drop in temperatures.
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Zakariyya Park protesters claim authorities opened fire on them
Residents in Zakariyya Park and Ennerdale, south of Johannesburg on Friday said they were tired of the recent mushrooming of informal settlements in their areas.
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SERI: Residents in informal settlements often fend for themselves
The organisation launched the data on informal settlement looking at the norms and practices.
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Policing in informal settlements in the spotlight again after attack on officers
Two hundred officers have been deployed to Philippi where six anti-gang unit members were shot and wounded on Wednesday morning.
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CoJ set to treble budget to electrify informal settlements
Finance MMC Funzela Ngobeni will present his budget speech, totaling expenditure of R58 billion for the 2019/2020 financial year.
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[LISTEN] Can shack fires be prevented?
Director at Ikhaya Lami Andrea Bolnick says there are solutions for disasters like the recent blaze that gutted Khayelitsha, leaving dozens displaced.
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Farm evictions in WC spurring growth of informal settlements, says NGO
There are more than 1,000 pending farm eviction cases in areas under the Drakenstein Municipality in the Cape, of which 434 are currently in court.
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Joburg EMS monitoring rising river levels near informal settlements
Johannesburg EMS' Robert Mulaudzi says while levels of the Jukskei River have exceeded 50%, they will not conduct emergency evacuations yet.
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Tshwane authorities to begin sourcing quotes for Mahube Valley wall
The wall will be built as soon as possible to separate homeowners and illegal land occupants in the area.
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Cape Town informal settlements set for upgrades
This was announced on Tuesday by Mayor Patricia de Lille who delivered the city's budget for the 2017/18 financial year.
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Joburg Emergency Services issue shack fire warning ahead of winter
Johannesburg Emergency Services’ Robert Mulaudzi says winter is often a difficult time with at least 189 informal settlements within the city.
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Cape housing project on hold
The Joe Slovo housing project has been put on hold as it's without a project steering committee.
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UN: Informal settlements on the increase, globally
The UN Habitat is hosting the third conference on informal settlements in Pretoria this week.
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500,000 Ekurhuleni residents in need of houses
Human settlements MMC says there are over 100 informal settlements in the city of Ekurhuleni.
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Activists give Zille an ultimatum
A group of Cape Town activists says the premier has two months to respond to their grievances.
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Fires ravage CT settlements
The incidents occurred in Westlake, Maneberg and Philippi this weekend.
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