Consulting Engineer Who Signed Off Plans for Collapsed George Building Reported Missing - - Later Found
Daily Maverick
Athol Mitchell, who signed the plans for the 75 Victoria building disaster project, was found after an alert had been sent out on the Pink Ladies Facebook page. Read more »
Building Collapse Day 8 - Officials Ask Families of Missing, Dead to Come Forward
allAfrica
Municipality officials in George are experiencing difficulty in obtaining the accurate names of people missing or deceased due to the building collapse in the town which killed 27… Read more »
Children Rescued From Collapsed Nairobi Building, More Feared Trapped
Capital FM
Authorities in Nairobi's Kiamaiko area have launched a rescue operation following the collapse of a building undergoing demolition on Tuesday. Read more »
25 People Still Unaccounted for After George Building Collapse [press release]
George Municipality
The confirmed statistics for the incident are: Read more »
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… Read more »
George Building Collapse - Death Toll Reaches 32, While 20 Still Unaccounted
SAnews.gov.za
Rescue and recovery efforts are ongoing into the second week after the collapse of the George building, with the death toll standing at 32, as at 9am on Tuesday. Read more »
FCT Authority Serves 24-Hour Demolition Notice On 500 Structures in Abuja - Official
Premium Times
An official of the FCTA says demolishing the illegal structures was necessary because they constituted nuisance on the road in addition to heavy traffic, especially on their market… Read more »
Survivor Found 5 Days After George Building Collapse
DW
Officials have described the rescue as a "miracle." Dozens of people are still missing after the collapse of the apartment building. Read more »
George Building Collapse - 16 Dead, 36 Still Not Found
SAnews.gov.za
As rescue and recovery efforts continue into the sixth day at the site of the collapsed building at Victoria Street in George, the number of deaths has risen to 16. Read more »
Public Works Minister to Visit George Building Disaster Site
SAnews.gov.za
Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) Minister, Sihle Zikalala, will today lead a delegation comprising built environment professionals and experts to the George building… Read more »
Govt Approves Oranjemund's Housing Scheme
New Era
The Ministry of Urban and Rural Development has approved the low-cost housing scheme for the Oranjemund Town Council's 56 houses set to be constructed in phase one. Read more »
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. Read more »
Mayor John Siafa Says Street Sellers Fail to Use Common Sense to Keep the City Clean
FrontPageAfrica
Churak Siafa has questioned the intelligence of citizens who sell along the streets of the city, saying had they applied their common sense; the MCC would not stress itself with… Read more »
Senegalese President Raises Eyebrows Over Politicians' Involvement in Land Issues
The Point
During his recent visit to Mbour 4, a week ago, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye expressed his annoyance at discovering that certain politicians were associated with a vast expanse… Read more »
Kush to Weah, Zombie to Boakai
New Republic
With just a little over three months in office, the new administration of President Joseph Nyuma Boakai is beginning to grapple with difficulties in dealing with the scourge of… Read more »