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Human Settlements Minister promises that professional engineers will properly assess the damaged homes

A workshop on the rising burden of NCDs & prevention and care of hypertension organized jointly by National Centre for Human Settlements & Environment (NCHSE) and Consumer VOICE, New Delhi in Bhopal on Wednesday. The chief Guest Dr. Prabhakar Tiwari, CMHO, Bhopal while addressing the

Seven people were reported missing and at least 150 victims registered their homes as being destroyed in Tuesday’s devastating tornado in KZN, while community members began to pick up the pieces of their lives and the little that was left of their belongings.

Although ‘we are not out of the woods yet’, the Department of Health is pleased with a decline in cholera cases despite the ongoing water and sanitation crisis.

Heavy showers blanketed northern India over the weekend, offering some much needed respite from a blistering heatwave that ravaged the region. But with mercury levels expected to remain high in other areas, the soaring heat has highlighted how millions in the world’s most populous nation are among the most vulnerable to the effects of the climate crisis.

The 68-page report, “‘This Government is Failing Me Too’: South Africa Compounds Legacy of Apartheid for Older People,” details the government’s failure to effectively carry out the Older Persons Act, a post-apartheid law that guarantees the rights of older people and provides for community- and home-based care and support services. These services would enable older people to continue to live in their own homes with the support they are entitled to.

The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal says it is sending its Officials to come closer to the families affected by the TORNADO.

Flash flooding, poor lighting and continuous heavy downpours have hampered rescued efforts of the drowned man.

Since 2017, rains have become uglier in Durban as most have left trails of destruction, including claiming the lives of ordinary citizens.

Pretoria – The provincial capital of the North West province, Mahikeng, is set to become one of South Africa’s cleanest towns.