{"id":148834,"date":"2019-10-30T22:47:38","date_gmt":"2019-10-30T20:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/pasha-42-cities-in-africa-need-to-be-made-safer-the-conversation\/"},"modified":"2019-10-30T22:47:38","modified_gmt":"2019-10-30T20:47:38","slug":"pasha-42-cities-in-africa-need-to-be-made-safer-the-conversation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/pasha-42-cities-in-africa-need-to-be-made-safer-the-conversation\/","title":{"rendered":"Pasha 42: Cities in Africa need to be made safer | The Conversation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/theconversation.com\/pasha-42-cities-in-africa-need-to-be-made-safer-126116\">Pasha 42: Cities in Africa need to be made safer<\/a>: <\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/299424\/original\/file-20191030-17908-p6ukn6.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=496&amp;fit=clip\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">h<\/span> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Across Africa people are moving to cities. But the way in which urban spaces are being expanded leaves a lot to be desired. For example, buildings are unsafe. They are hastily constructed to meet the influx of people. Collapsed buildings are a regular occurrence. <\/p>\n<p>In today\u2019s episode, Festival Godwin Boateng, a PhD candidate at the School of Global Urban and Social Studies at RMIT University in Australia, discusses how policy and proper guidelines are needed to ensure buildings are constructed safely. <\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>   <em>     <strong>       Read more:       Knowing what leads to building collapses can help make African cities safer     <\/strong>   <\/em> <\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Photo:<\/strong>  By EPA: Nigerian rescue workers searching through rubble from the collapsed guesthouse at the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos, Nigeria EPA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Music<\/strong> \u201cHappy African Village\u201d by John Bartmann, found on FreeMusicArchive.org licensed under CC0 1.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/counter.theconversation.com\/content\/126116\/count.gif\" alt=\"The Conversation\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/theconversation.com\/pasha-42-cities-in-africa-need-to-be-made-safer-126116\">The Conversation \u2013 Articles (AFRICA)<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/theconversation.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Conversation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Join the fun:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/add-your-event\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Add Your event<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mypr.co.za\/submit\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Submit a Press Release<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/directory\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Add your listing<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pasha 42: Cities in Africa need to be made safer: h Across Africa people are moving to cities. But the way in which urban spaces are being expanded leaves a lot to be desired. For example, buildings are unsafe. They are hastily constructed to meet the influx of people. Collapsed buildings are a regular occurrence. 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