Google's Open Buildings dataset, maps more than 1.8 billion structures ... forcing new homes into high-risk floodplains and informal settlements. “By giving ministries, city engineers and ...

Lawley Station, 40 kilometers south of Johannesburg ... organization launched a digital address program to map homes in informal settlements, giving each one a unique “Plus Code”—a ...

Fresh, on-the-ground evidence from health planners and climate analysts in Rwanda, Nigeria and South Africa shows how the Open Buildings dataset, which maps more than 1.8 billion structures, is ...

A resident at the Homestead Park informal settlement resident, Simphiwe Mdukwana. Picture: Sphamandla Dlamini/Eyewitness News JOHANNESBURG - A resident at the Homestead Park informal settlement in ...

According to City of Tshwane Mayor Nasiphi Moya’s recent statement, the number of informal settlements in the ... no-confidence motions against Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero and Council Speaker ...

The harsh reality: it is not working Residents in informal settlements have a powerful desire for flushing toilets, which they view as a basic human right. However, the realities of informal ...

“As of last count, there were over 300 informal settlements within the City of Johannesburg, and this figure has likely grown in recent months. The rapid expansion of these settlements, coupled ...

Seven people died in flooding caused by severe winter weather lashing eastern areas of South Africa and school children are missing.

Food insecurity remains a major concern for 81% of households. At lease 98% of SA children of school-going age are enrolled in schools. Social grants are making a difference, with a 100% uptake among ...