2.8K views · 39 reactions | South Africa's Leadership: Overcoming Poverty & Challenges @university-of-johannesburg #MyPhDJourney #futureisnotanaccident | Malusi Nkanyezi Gigaba | Facebook

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From urban slum to tourist attraction. Rubbish used to reach the fifth floor of Ponte Tower in Johannesburg. But now tourists are coming for trips around it. | BBC World Service

3.1K views · 25 reactions | About a month ago Dharavi was a COVID-19 hotspot but now this congested and densely populated slum has become a model for nations struggling to contain COVID-19 in crowded areas. The authorities have screened 7-lakh people since April and set up fever clinics to keep a tab on COVID-19 spread in the slum. Those who developed COVID-19 symptoms were immediately moved to nearby quarantine centres. | News18 | Facebook

An estimated 1 billion people live in shantytowns—also known as slums or informal settlements—worldwide. By 2050, that figure could triple. In almost all of these areas, fire and fire death rates are high. A new article and podcast from NFPA Journal looks at the fire problem in shantytowns, and how one project carried out last year to add smoke alarms to a shantytown in South Africa promises a safer future for these areas. http://www.nfpa.org/shantytowns | National Fire Protection Association (N