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When we talk about adaptive reuse, it's important to not only include building structures, but also the regeneration and reuse of urban spaces.

Fiji health chiefs have admitted for the first time that Covid-19 transmission is widespread in the community after the Pacific nation recorded more than 300 new daily cases.

Driftsands informal settlement fire claims the lives of two women The blaze broke out at around 2 am on Thursday. Picture: Eyewitness News. 2 hours ago CAPE TOWN - Two women have died in a fire in an informal settlement in Driftsands, in the Western Cape. The blaze broke out at around 2 am on Thursday. Three homes were gutted and it's not yet clear what caused the fire. The City of Cape Town's Fire and Rescue Service's Jermaine Carelse said: “When firefighters arrived on the scene of the fire, they foun...

Unemployment, poverty and hunger were issues South Africa knew all too well even before the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has made them worse. Job losses have increased and unemployment has not been offset by a massive government economic stimulus package and wage compensation scheme. But the COVID-19 impact has been unequal for the most part. The worst affected sectors of the economy, like tourism and hospitality, tend to employ relatively low-skilled workers. The country’s temporary ban on alcohol also had an impact on jobs in bars and restaurants. Low- and semi-skilled workers tend to ...

From chemical to flush in one month Miggels is proud of his toilet and said he will make sure it's kept clean and maintained. "I've been a resident for 26 years in the settlement," he said. "These new toilets are definitely more convenient than the chemical toilets used previously." Source Monday, 15 March 2021, 15:36 At the freshly painted flush toilet are, from left: Cllr Marlene Barnardt; Mayor Leon van Wyk; one of the beneficiaries, Jonathan Miggels; and Raybin Figland, Portfolio Councillor for Human Settlements...