Massive garbage cleanup in Luanda to prevent public health crisis
Angola's capital city Luanda is on the brink of an unprecedented public health crisis. The provincial government of Luanda owes around 252,000 euros to cleaning companies -- whose services are currently halted. The finance minister of Angola Vera Daves said that the previous model for contracting these companies was unsustainable. "The management of this transition process has led us to this moment that we are now experiencing of major liabilities in terms of solid waste and an imminent risk of a public health crisis." The results are piles of garbage all over the streets of the capital....