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Port Elizabeth's water supply infrastructure collapses
Governance
28 September 2020

Port Elizabeth's water supply infrastructure collapses

A warden at St Albans Correctional Centre in Port Elizabeth has raised the alarm over water shortages and overcrowding at the facility.

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More shacks demolished by Port Elizabeth municipality
News
26 September 2020

More shacks demolished by Port Elizabeth municipality

The shacks of about 80 people who occupied land near the Bayland informal settlement in Port Elizabeth were demolished on Wednesday morning by the Nelson ...

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How Accra tackled complex challenges in an urban slum
Opinion
24 September 2020

How Accra tackled complex challenges in an urban slum

When I first heard about the community of Old Fadama in Accra, Ghana, I recognised something. A Ghanaian Catholic sister who visited the green market weekly ...

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Uitenhage community blocks project to house elderly
News
22 September 2020

Uitenhage community blocks project to house elderly

Bobani Village informal settlement in Gunguluza, Uitenhage remains tense after residents brought a neighbouring housing project to a standstill.

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Hundreds riot in Knysna after two shacks demolished
News
22 September 2020

Hundreds riot in Knysna after two shacks demolished

On Sunday hundreds of people rioted in Knysna, looting businesses and bringing traffic on the national highway to a halt. An officer of the Red Ants was shot but ...

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NEAG slams “flawed” approval for Masiphumelele upgrade
News
31 August 2020

NEAG slams “flawed” approval for Masiphumelele upgrade

Approval of a new road in Masiphumelele to physically separate this densely packed settlement from the Noordhoek wetlands and allow major upgrading of ...

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