Abstract
The rising incidence of crime in public transportation systems across Nigerian cities has necessitated the analysis of safety measures and their effectiveness. This
study examines public transport safety and crime patterns in Lagos and Abuja.
Analysis of crime statistics reveals that Lagos recorded 2,847 transportation-related
crimes across its BRT, traditional buses, and taxi systems, while Abuja reported 1,623 incidents during the same period. Researchers surveyed 784 passengers (402 in Lagos, 382 in Abuja) and interviewed 45 transport operators across both cities.
The Incidence of Crime Index (ICI) and Passenger Safety Measure Index (PSMI)
were employed to evaluate the effectiveness of security protocols. 

The rising incidence of crime in public transportation systems across Nigerian cities has necessitated the analysis of safety measures and their effectiveness. This study examines public transport safety and crime patterns in Lagos and Abuja. Analysis of crime statistics reveals that Lagos recorded 2,847 transportation-related crimes across its BRT, traditional buses, and taxi systems, while Abuja reported 1,623 incidents during the same period. Researchers surveyed 784 passengers (402 in Lagos, 382 in Abuja) and interviewed 45 transport operators across both cities. 

South Africa, the continent's most industrialised country, has largely escaped the tropical cyclones that regularly hit its neighbours.

But last week, storms pummelled the east coast city of Durban, triggering heavy floods and landslides that killed more than 440.

South Africa, the continent's most industrialised country, has largely escaped the tropical cyclones that regularly hit its neighbours.

But last week, storms pummelled the east coast city of Durban, triggering heavy floods and landslides that killed more than 440.

Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, has suffered continuous flooding over the years with no mitigation measures from local government.

Heavy rains, as seen last Monday, have led to the closure of businesses between Lyell and Alexander roads.

Rapid urbanisation and government failure to deliver adequate housing are among the driving forces behind the proliferation of informal settlements across South African cities and towns. These informal settlements are notorious for their perilous and unhealthy conditions.

Rapid urbanisation and government failure to deliver adequate housing are among the driving forces behind the proliferation of informal settlements across South African cities and towns. These informal settlements are notorious for their perilous and unhealthy conditions

A University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) town planning professor has put the institution on the world map after she was awarded an international accolade for her work in town planning.

Prof. Hangwelani Hope Magidimisha-Chipungu is a Professor of Town and Regional Planning at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, SARChI Chair for Inclusive-Cities, and Academic Leader for Planning and Housing

Prof Hangwelani Hope Magidimisha-Chipungu is an NRF-rated researcher, DST/NRF/SACN South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI) Chair in Inclusive Cities, and the academic leader for town planning and housing disciplines in the School of the Built Environment and Development Studies at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. She is also a practitioner who sits on various national and international boards.

The perpetual mushrooming and burgeoning of informal settlements across cities is extremely distressing to the planning fraternity of the democratic South Africa. While, commendably, there has been much focus on construction of subsided housing to redress the spatial imbalances of the past, there have been precious few advances towards a more sustainable and permanent approach...

University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) lecturer, 35-year-old Prof Hangwelani Magidimisha-Chipungu was recently appointed as the first SARChI chair in Inclusive Cities in South Africa. The chair is co-funded by the National Research Foundation (NRF) and South African Cities Network.

TOWARDS the end of last year, the world witnessed the outbreak of a new strain of virus that had not
been identified in humans before. The novel coronavirus was detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan. The World Health Organisation swiftly
declared a public health emergency of international concern at the end of January this year, as infections spread rapidly within China.

Who are the women working in and around planning who have had an impact over the past year - a year of Covid-19, of planning reform, of growing awareness of the relationship between health, inequality and the built environment, of increasing urgency about the need to deal with the climate crisis? Here are our Women of Influence for 2021.

Professor Hangwelani Magidimisha-Chipungu of the School of Built Environment and Development Studies has been awarded the prestigious. UKZN Vice-Chancellor’s Research Award in recognition of her outstanding achievements and the international reputation she has earned in her discipline.