South Africa: George Residents Champion the ‘Superdogs’ Searching for Survivors of Building Collapse

[Daily Maverick] Visiting the scene of the collapsed building in George on Wednesday, Gift of the Givers founder Dr Imtiaz Sooliman described sniffer dogs as a 'key' element of the search and rescue effort. Community members have been providing vital supplies and support for human and K9 personnel at the site.
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Kenya: City Hall Begins Construction of First Public Hospital in Mlango On Reclaimed Dump Site

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has launched the construction of the first public hospital in Mlango Kubwa within Mathare sub-county as part of ward-based programs.
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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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