Authorities Warn of Temporary Road Closures in Nairobi Due to Floods
Capital FM
The Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) on Wednesday announced the temporary closure of several roads in Nairobi due to overnight rains causing flooding. Read more »
Tondeka Metro At Risk of Losing City Bus Service
Independent (Kampala)
Tondeka Metro, which has operated the City Square-Ntinda bus circuit for three years, faces the loss of its business due to a dispute with Nairobi-based fleet financier RentCo… Read more »
Transforming Addis Into a More Livable & Vibrant City [editorial]
ENA
In addition to serving as Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa is significant to African politics and diplomacy. Along with the embassies of many nations throughout the world, the city… Read more »
Nairobi Red Cross Appeals for Donations As Flooding Displaces Hundreds
Capital FM
The Kenya Red Cross - Nairobi has called out for food and nonfood contributions to the families affected by floods in different parts of the city. Read more »
Slum Dwellers Crave Relief
Liberian Observer
On a regular day, Mary Sayon sits beside her mini shop in Buzzi Quarter near the drainage, inhaling the fetid order of trash dumped in the water. Here, access to quality air is a… Read more »
Housing Activists Confront Western Cape Premier At Coffee Shop
GroundUp
Campaigners want government car parks developed for affordable inner city housing Read more »
Households in Flood-Prone Areas Urged to Vacate
Capital FM
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula has urge people living on river banks to vacate to avoid disaster caused by flooding at a time when heavy rains are pounding the country. Read more »
Mt Hampden Infrastructure Boom Launchpad for New City
The Herald
The infrastructure boom in and around Mount Hampden, the seat of a new city which has had fresh impetus from Zimbabwe's hosting of the SADC Summit for Heads of State and Government… Read more »
Open-Air Basins Endanger the Lives of Residents in Zango
ANGOP
Several citizens from the urban district of Zango, municipality of Viana, province of Luanda, lost their lives or suffered injuries, in recent months, as a result of drowning in… Read more »
Housing Firms' Association Gets New Leadership
Leadership
The Association of Housing Corporations of Nigeria (AHCN) has welcomed a new leadership team following its recent elections, marking the beginning of a promising era focused on… Read more »
Dysfunctional South African Municipalities Are Killing Small Businesses [analysis]
Daily Maverick
A new study has found that municipal performance is a key factor in the success of small businesses and may be a critical limiting factor when it comes to stimulating the growth of… Read more »
Fire From Cooking of 86-Year-Old Razes Building in Kwara
Daily Trust
An 86-year-old man has been injured in an inferno that gutted a building on Saturday at No.14 Afolayan Street, off Asa Dam road in Ilorin, Kwara State. Read more »
New Storm Water Warning for Counties and Companies
Capital FM
The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has urged county governments to clear storm drains of material hindering the free flow of rainwater and receiving flowing water… Read more »
Govt's Rapid Transformation Sets Beitbridge On Path to a Modern City [interview]
The Herald
The Government and its partners have poured huge amount of resources to transform the Beitbridge District post-independence and has set the border town on the path to evolution… Read more »
Widow's Shack Demolished Six Times Since September
GroundUp
100 shacks demolished by JMPD in Rabie Ridge on Saturday Read more »