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ACTIVITIES IN South Africa
Capacity-Building for Local Governance
The overall objective of the programme is to assist the Government to implement the national Local Government Transformation Programme launched in early 1999 by the Department of Constitutional Development.
Location:North West and the Northern Province
Branch:
- Regional Office for Arab States
Partner: Department for Provincial Affairs and Local Government Northern Province Government North West Province Government South Africa Local Governments Association United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat)
Donor:
Theme:
- Urban Development and Management
- Training and capacity building
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South Africa NEWS

Tackling slum problems in Zambia
Lusaka - 01/08/2012

The Zambian government last week invited a broad range of experts, central and local government officials and community representatives to discuss new ways of dealing with the country's slum problems. French

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STATISTICAL OVERVIEW
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Urbanisation
  Total Population: 44m
  Urban population: 58%
  Slum to urban population: 33%
  Annual population growth rates:
  Urban: 3%
  Slum: 0%
(2001 estimates)
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Slum Indicators
% urban population with access to:
  Safe Water Source: 92%
  Improved sanitation: 88%
  Sufficient Living area: 87%
  Durable Housing: 93%
(2001 estimates)

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