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In a tweet, the Ministry of Law and Justice said:

Congratulations are in order for Gauteng ANC chairman and incoming premier Panyaza Lesufi.

And while this happened, anthony was sitting at home watching tv. >> i said to my wife, i dont have any fear right now. >> reporter: anthony and the families around him did not lose power and did not flood because they live in babcock ranch, a community about 15 miles from fort myers, which is 100% solar powered. >> i even held on to my generator because i didnt know what was going to happen. my wife was like "get rid of it" and i said, no. this was the test. >> reporter: now you can get rid of ...

It is learnt that two of the five-member apex court collegium have opposed the proposal to recommend four new judges, which includes an apex court lawyer, to the top court through a written note instead of a formal meeting. Chie

City. but we have not had a chance to talk to everyone at this point. >> do you have a sense yet of -- do you have a sense yet of how many people living in your city arent going to be able to get back into their homes, to return to their homes? >> um, it is a great question. were still trying to ascertain a more finite number. but based on our visual observations and the fact that we received eight to nine feet of surge and knowing the elevation here in naples, there was a significant amount of ...

Assessment and resiliency plan. you have to make tough decisions when you rebuild. weve had two 500-year flood within 23 months of each other. we know that thats not true anymore. we know these areas are vulnerable. so what we are doing is making sure that we are using strategies like elevation and even buyouts. weve got into local communities that have gotten hit several times. it has just become better to make sure that we create greenspace in a place where homes and businesses used to be, to ...

The effects of climate change. weve had to 500 year floods within 23 months of each other. and we know, thats not true anymore. we know these areas are vulnerable. what were doing, as were making sure that were using strategies like elevation. and even -- weve gone into local communities that have gotten hit several times. its become better to make sure that we create green space with the place for homes and businesses used to be, to soak up water that may come from a river or flood. and then to...

Higher pilings, just higher period and even to art arteries to these islands, maybe like the one by you here. that they have to be built higher. to you agree with that? -- do you agree with that? is that being considered? i know its early. >> yeah, thats a very good point. the causeways to access pawleys island are at a certain level. they could be made higher. but the roadways on pawleys island itself are even at a lower elevation than those causeways themselves, and thats a challenge that we h...

Below sea level, so thats why those levees are so important. you cant get that water out of there easily. from my understanding, elevation where were talking about here is at about 40 feet above sea level. so it is certainly higher. that would have, allow it to drain out a little bit. thats the way i understand this geography. i could be wrong. certainly with localized geography, if youve been in south florida, theres so much water all over the place, you know, its a hard thing. will: right. are...