South Africa: Emergency Personnel ‘True Heroes’ As 36 Pulled From Building Site

[SAnews.gov.za] The number of people retrieved from the collapsed five-storey building in George has risen to 36 as of Wednesday morning.
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South Africa: George Tragedy – Call for Organisations to Prioritise Safety in Workplaces

[SAnews.gov.za] Employment and Labour Minister, Thulas Nxesi, says the collapse of the building which was under construction in George is a sobering reminder of the critical importance of prioritising safety in the workplace.
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South Africa: Race to Find 48 Trapped Construction Workers

[GroundUp] 21 people have been rescued from the site of the collapsed building in George
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South Africa: Search Continues for Survivors of Building Collapse in South Africa

[VOA] The search continued Tuesday in South Africa for workers trapped in the collapse of a multi-story building under construction outside of Cape Town that left at least four people dead.
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South Africa: Building Collapse Leaves Five Dead, Scores Trapped

[allAfrica] A multi-storey building under construction in George, South Africa, collapsed, leaving at least five people dead and trapping around 50 others.
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South Africa: Race to Free Trapped Workers After George Building Collapse

[Daily Maverick] Recovery operations are under way in the Southern Cape town of George following a building collapse on Monday.
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South Africa: Building Collapses in George – Dozens Trapped

[GroundUp] An apartment block still under construction collapsed in George on Monday afternoon, trapping about 46 people under the rubble.
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Nigeria: A Coastal Highway of Misplaced Priority and Due Process Abuse

[Premium Times] Premium Times believes that at a time in which the economy is bleeding profusely, there must be better areas to plough our little resources into.
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Kenya: Kenya Commits to Start Construction of Naivasha-Kisumu-Malaba SGR Line

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government has committed to start the construction of the Naivasha-Kisumu-Malaba and Malaba-Kampala Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line by December.
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Kenya: Kenya’s Devastating Floods Expose Decades of Poor Urban Planning and Bad Land Management

[The Conversation Africa] Floods in Kenya killed at least 169 people between March and April 2024. The most catastrophic of these deaths occurred after a flash flood swept through a rural village killing 42 people. Death and destruction have also occurred in the capital, Nairobi, a stark reminder of the persistent failure to keep abreast of the city's rapid urbanisation needs. Sean Avery, who has undertaken numerous flood and drainage studies throughout Africa, unpacks the problems and potential solutions.
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