Construction of over 400 units in Vlakkeland project to commence in the 2022/23 financial year Over 331 housing units have been completed in the Vlakkeland housing project in the Drakenstein Municipality. The Western Cape Department of Human Settlements (WCDoHS) has ensured that these residents and their loved ones now live in improved and safer conditions. […]
Tag: Urban Issues and Habitation
Australian architect and industrial designer Marc Thorpe has partnered with Échale International and Stage Six – two companies involved in putting up affordable housing units – to offer solutions to some of Uganda’s housing headache. Marc Thorpe Design is part of a plan to address the immense housing deficit in Uganda. According to the Uganda […]
In 2016 Dunoon was put under Atlantis, 35km away, making it hard for the community to reach municipal offices. That “stupid” decision has now been reversed Residents of Dunoon in Cape Town will no longer have to travel 35km to their nearest subcouncil offices in Atlantis but can now go to the municipal offices in […]
Monrovia — Mr. Allen B. Neblett, an advocate of the children’s playground adjacent ELBC Radio Station, has vowed to use the five pillars of adverse possession to reclaim the land of the vandalized playground. Neblett wants to get the land from Mrs. Princess Andrews Howard, wife of John Wesley Howard, and a son to J.C.N. […]
Cape Town —  President Ramaphosa Names Judge Raymond Zondo as Chief Justice After weeks of interviews that at times descended into shouting matches between panellists and embarrassing questions to interviewees, the top job goes to Justice Raymond Zondo, who has been heading up the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into State Capture. Zondo’s deputy will […]
Ever suffer from a cold feeling in the house, do you feel the draft from outside entering the house? Are you so fed up with the sky-high heating costs? Then ensure a well-insulated house and pleasant living . By using home insulation, everyone reduces energy costs and can be seen as an investment in yourself. […]
Liberian teachers who are dedicated to the teaching profession for several years now stand the chance to reap huge rewards come August 24, 2022, during the celebration of National Flag Day if the just launched Liberia National Educators’ awards are anything to go by. Accordingly, teachers and school administrators from the 15 counties will win […]
Spread This News BULAWAYO councilors have suggested government must deploy the military to chase vendors from the city’s streets. The vendors sell various wares on the streets, at intersections and pavements. At a recent full council meeting, councillors Sikhululekile Moyo and Felix Mhaka suggested that assistance from the police and the army was necessary especially […]
UN scientists on Monday delivered a stark warning about the impact of climate change on people and the planet, saying that ecosystem collapse, species extinction, deadly heatwaves and floods are among the “unavoidable multiple climate hazards” the world will face over the next two decades due to global warming, “This report is a dire warning […]
About 300 people evicted five years ago by the City of Johannesburg say they have been dumped and forgotten by the City. They were relocated to a site near Wembley Stadium where they live in a tent camp and a dilapidated building with poor sanitation. The Social Economic Rights Institute, which represents most of them, […]
Urban residents countrywide have bemoaned the appalling service delivery under the watch of corrupt and incompetent opposition officials, who wantonly hike rates and tariffs, but fail to provide the matching services that these rates are supposed to fund. Urban councils have increased their rates drastically for this year, much to the disappointment of residents who […]
A recent slurry spill into important rivers in rural KwaZulu-Natal has made survival even harder for villagers who depend on their water. But Okuhkho residents say it’s part of living near a mine. Residents of Okhukho, a rural community near the town of Ulundi in northern KwaZulu-Natal, say they are used to not having access […]
THE Government has identified alternative land to allocate thousands of home-seekers who bought residential stands from Whitecliff Farm owner, the late Mr Edward Pfugari, but were unable to take occupation after the farm was compulsorily acquired under operation Garikayi/Hlalani Kuhle. The Government compulsorily acquired the farm and built more than 300 model houses under operation […]
Government is shifting to a site-and-service model rather than building houses On 10 February, President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation, delivering an almost two-hour-long State of the Nation Address (SONA). However, throughout the President’s address, not a word was said about the far-reaching changes in housing policy that are afoot. In November 2020, former Minister […]
Judge calls out shortcuts taken by lawyers to sell defaulters’ homes The Gauteng High Court has laid down the law on how attorneys and home loan providers may execute forced auctions of people’s homes. When a reserve price is not achieved at auction it must be dealt with in open court. Home-owners must be properly […]
City concedes that public spaces like Burgers Park are in need of “serious intervention” Public parks in the City of Tshwane are in a terrible state, with rundown, broken and rusted fencing and playground infrastructure. Residents say these parks have become a hotspot for crime. The council has conceded that public spaces like Burgers Park […]
The ubiquitous motorcycle taxis are back. So are the problems associated with an unregulated and neglected sector, but they can be solved. In Kampala, boda bodas can be found on every street, shooting between police cruisers and NGO vehicles stuck in never-ending traffic jams. Anyone who has been to Uganda’s capital knows these ubiquitous motorcycle […]
This is the year to take real action on disability rights in Africa, starting by ratifying the ADP. This week, the governments of Ghana and Norway are co-hosting the second ever Global Disability Summit. On 16-17 February, the gathering will aim to address the needs of the more than 1 billion people with disabilities around […]