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- New Data Reveals Surge In eThekwini Household Numbers As Municipality Updates Strategic Growth Planning
Published: May 2, 2026
Section: Africa
Statistics South Africa has released data showing the eThekwini Municipality now manages over 1.3 million households, an increase of nearly 100,000 dwellings. These updated develop...
- Premier Panyaza Lesufi Announces June Deadline to Halt New Illegal Settlements Amid Gauteng Service Crisis
Published: Apr 29, 2026
Section: Africa
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has unveiled an aggressive strategy to stabilize the province’s buckling infrastructure, including a total ban on new informal settlements starting J...
- Humanitarian Groups Launch Massive Relief Operations as Heavy Rains Submerge Cape Town Settlements
Published: Apr 20, 2026
Section: Africa
The Gift of the Givers Foundation has deployed emergency teams to flood hotspots across Cape Town after severe rainfall left thousands of homes submerged. Relief efforts are curren...
- Johannesburg Human Settlements MMC Issues Stern Warning Against Obstruction of Vital Tladi Informal Settlement Electrification
Published: Mar 24, 2026
Section: Africa
The City of Johannesburg has demolished a residential structure in Soweto that was blocking the installation of a critical electricity transformer. Human Settlements MMC Mlungisi M...