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What's behind South Africa's flood disaster

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. Read Morefrance24.com

What's behind South Africa's flood disaster

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.

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Ladysmith residents call for working solutions to stop flooding

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.

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ANALYSIS | Durban floods wreaked havoc because people are forced to live in disaster-prone areas

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.

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South African floods wreaked havoc because people are forced to live in disaster prone areas

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 conditionsRead Moretheconversation.com

UKZN first African university to get international town-planning award

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.Read Moretimeslive.co.za

Cities that Respond to People's Needs

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 HousingRead Morefuturecitiesafrica.com

Hangwelani Hope Magidimisha-Chipungu

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.Read Morenews.uct.ac.za

Nipping the housing problem in the bud

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...Read Morebizcommunity.com

UKZN academic is youngest SARChI chair in Inclusive Cities

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.Read Morerisingsunoverport.co.za

Facilities in poorest areas demand focus

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.Read Morepressreader.com

Women of Influence 2021

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.Read Moretheplanner.co.uk

Humanities Academic Awarded Prestigious VC Research Award

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.Read Morecoh.ukzn.ac.za