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Power outages, uprooted trees and floods: Mopping up after Cape Town deluge
The City of Cape Town and its residents were mopping up on Sunday after a two-day deluge and very cold
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Over 30 000 Western Cape temporary grant recipients still waiting on medical assessment | News24
Temporary Disability Grant applicants will only start receiving payment once their applications have been approved, and not straight after they have had their medical assessment.
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Chaos as police block vehicles entering Kwekwe - NewsDay Zimbabwe
THE City of Kwekwe yesterday experienced massive traffic congestion after police moved in to ban inter- and intra-city movement of vehicles on the Harare-Bulawayo Highway, which is one of the busiest roads in the country, in order to curb the spread of COVID-19.
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Court grants interdict against illegal occupation in District Six | News24
City of Cape Town mayor Dan Plato welcomed the finalisation of an interdict against illegal occupation attempts in District Six.
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South Africa: Cape Town Golf Clubs May Be Turned Into Housing - City Documents
[GroundUp] The City of Cape Town has identified parts of two golf courses as potential sites for housing.
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SAHRC threatens legal action against City of Cape Town over 'attack' on commissioner Chris Nissen | News24
The South African Human Rights Commission is considering taking legal action against the City of Cape Town, after 'an attack on the SAHRC commissioner Chris Nissen'.
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City of Cape Town suspends metro police officers who dragged naked man from bath | News24
The City of Cape Town is in the process of suspending four law enforcement officials who were caught on camera manhandling a naked man in Khayelitsha.
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Africa: Coronavirus Exposes 'Brutal Inequality' of Townships
The coronavirus is hitting South Africa's mainly black townships harder than areas that were once the exclusive preserve of white people, according to new data that highlights the lasting impact of apartheid-era housing
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Citizens’ Input Needed on Spending Millions of Dollars in Grant Money
Charleston County Community Development is requesting citizens’ input on how to spend federal funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Charleston County and the City of North Charleston can use this funding for housing and community development projects that benefit
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NHS staff were too slow to treat man who rang 999 from his hospital bed while suffering sickle cell crisis, coroner rules - Voice Online
The coroner concluded that there was not “a timely exchange transfusion” in Smith's treatment The post NHS staff were too slow to treat man who rang 999 from his hospital bed while suffering sickle cell crisis, coroner rules appeared first on Voice Online.
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South Africa: Pandemic Hinders Relief Efforts As Severe Winter Weather Swamps Cape Town Communities
[Daily Maverick] The City of Cape Town has struggled to attend to affected communities in the midst of tighter lockdown measures.
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PICS | Cape Town shack residents battered by storm: 'People are not coping' | News24
Activists have urged the City of Cape Town to assist the many shack residents battling after the heavy rain in the region this week. In Bloekombos, near Kraaifontein, up to 80 people are homeless, with some shacks collapsing in the recent storms.
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'We refuse to be bullied by politicians' - defiant Khayelitsha community network | News24
While Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu reportedly earlier said she would sue a Khayelitsha housing activist following an altercation, on Friday she said she considered "the matter closed".
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Mayor Lightfoot Encourages Residents to Take Precautions this Winter Amid COVID-19 pandemic. | Chicago Defender
Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, along with the Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC), Department of Streets and Sanitation (DSS), Department of Family and Support Services, Peoples Gas, other City departments, and sister agencies reminded residents about the City's available services
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Fire at Cape Town informal settlement claims two lives, 4 children escape unharmed | News24
Two people have died after a informal dwelling burnt down in Highgate, according to the City of Cape Town,
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Rwanda: New Land Use Masterplan Is in Line With Vision 2050 - Official
[New Times] On July 29, the Cabinet approved a new National Land Use and Development Master Plan, a document that will guide how land in the country is used for at least the next 30 years, up to 2050.
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Weather warning: 'Severe cold front' headed for Cape Town on Wednesday
The SA Weather Service has warned of localised flooding, strong winds, heavy rain and rough seas on Wednesday 5 May.
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UPDATE: Reports of flooding, mudslides as another cold front hits Cape Town | News24
Cape Town’s disaster agencies are on standby as the cold front made landfall on Thursday.
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Kenya: Squatters on Ex-PS Kipkulei Land Threatened With Arrest
[Nation] Naivasha Deputy County Commissioner Kisilu Mutua has warned squatters against encroaching on private land in Ndabibi.
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WANTED: Louisiana 911 Operator On The Run After Allegedly Interfering With Emergency Communication
A 911 operator is on the run from the police for hanging up on callers in distress.
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Virus infections surging in Africa’s vulnerable rural areas - NewsDay Zimbabwe
ZVIMBA — For Pelagia Bvukura, who lives in a rural part of north-central Zimbabwe, COVID-19 had always been a “city disease,” affecting The post Virus infections surging in Africa’s vulnerable rural areas appeared first on NewsDay Zimbabwe.
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Cape Town's King David Mowbray golf club eyed for potential housing development | News24
The City of Cape Town has eyed the King David Mowbray Golf Club as a potential site for development.
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LONDON, England (AP) Police around the southern English coastal town of Bournemouth urged people to stay away yesterday as thousands defied coronavirus social distancing rules and flocked to local beaches on what is the UK's hottest day of the year so far.
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Man injured in St James smash-up - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
A man has been hosptialised after an accident on the Western Main Road in St James that involved three cars. The accident caused a momentary back-up of traffic as police and residents worked together to clear the roadway. Witnesses told Newsday, at about 11.15 am, the driver of a white Nissa
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Housing Minister calls for stakeholders in St Ann to help prevent squatting
Minister of Housing Pearnel Charles Jr is calling for greater collaboration among housing stakeholders in St Ann to halt the spread of squatting and informal settlements. Following a tour of several communities in St Ann North Western on...
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Virus will not extinguish wildfire protection, Newsom says | Black Voice News
California’s preparations to battle wildfires this year will not be slowed by the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Gavin Newson vowed Wednesday, saying the state will purchase specially equipped helicopters and fire engines and hire hundreds of additional
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Western Cape government and CoCT to appeal Tafelberg judgement
The Province says the Tafelberg judgment amounts to judicial overreach, while activists say the appeal flies in the face of spatial justice.
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Tafelberg school property ruling: Western Cape govt, Sisulu respond to landmark judgment | News24
The Western Cape government said it was “deeply committed to addressing the need of residents for affordable housing and redressing the spatial legacy of apartheid”.
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What will Happen if Urban Centers Become Smart Cities? - 2020 Guide | PensacolaVoice Magazine 2020
Just as the world has moved forward, people have started to migrate from rural lands to increasing urban urbanization. Urban centers are large arrangements that need to draw funds always to support both their maintenance and development. The main aim is to provide better living standards to the
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