insert_link Africa Mother City: a tough, passionate film about the battle for affordable housing in Cape Town Activist Nkosikhona Swartbooi leads a protest in the documentary Mother City. Screengrab/Mother City By Ian-Malcolm Rijsdijk, University of Cape Town A third of the way into Mother City there’s a scene that characterises this tough, passionate film about Cape Town and its paradoxes of beauty and hardship, wealth and poverty, and the way it excludes the working poor. Two women talk in a room, while one […] todayJune 19, 2024 3
insert_link Local Minister Dangiwa Addresses Housing Affordability Crisis at Ministerial Roundtable during ShafDB AGM in Kigali The Honorable Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Arc. Ahmed Musa Dangiwa has highlighted the severe housing affordability crisis affecting over 80% of Africa's population, driven by low incomes, challenging macroeconomic conditions, and rising living costs. Speaking at the Ministerial Roundtable on "Innovative Financing for Housing Affordability," held during the Shelter Afrique Development Bank (SHAFDB) Annual General Meeting at the Marriott Hotel in Kigali, Rwanda, the minister […] todayJune 12, 2024 4
insert_link Namibia Namibia Progressive Party Proposes Mines to Alleviate Housing and Unemployment Crisis Penda Negonga of the Namibia Progressive Party suggests that mines could contribute over N$36 million annually to address the country's housing crisis, potentially mitigating unemployment. Negonga hints at exploring additional contributors for a "Development Tax" to support further solutions. todayApril 26, 2024 14
insert_link Business / Economics Wapa Nawa’s plastic brick innovation: a sustainable solution to Namibia’s housing crisis and environmental goals By Dilia Mazula In a groundbreaking development, Wapa Nawa, a recycling centre located in Rundu, has officially launched Namibia's first office constructed entirely from plastic bricks, an initiative aimed at simultaneously addressing housing needs and environmental sustainability challenges in the country. Ladislaus Shiketere, the CEO of the project, shared the centre's mission to provide an alternative to conventional building materials, saying, "bricks are becoming more expensive, the use of cement […] todayDecember 7, 2023 31
insert_link Namibia Walvis Bay mayor laments lack of fishing quota allocation Walvis Bay Mayor Trevino Forbes is surprised that the town does not benefit directly from fishing quotas, despite being a source. He highlights ongoing challenges, including daily hunger for over 20% of the population, 40% youth unemployment, and a housing crisis causing loss of lives. todayNovember 28, 2023 31
insert_link Business / Economics Rinaani Musutua, an advocate for economic and social justice with the Basic Income Grant Coalition, provides her perspective on Namibia’s unemployment rate. https://youtu.be/kpiINO-03g0 Following the recent mid-term budget review, which saw a substantial increase in budgets for seventeen government offices, ministries, and agencies, totaling 2.5 billion Namibian dollars, Rinaani Musutua, an advocate for economic and social justice with the Basic Income Grant Coalition, provides her perspective on Namibia's unemployment rate. todayNovember 6, 2023 8
Paying it forward: Kenyan coastal doctor Bashrahil Mohammed Mafudh has made it his life’s work to care for the most vulnerable in his community, at no cost.
