Policies key to stem growth of rural areas into huge slumsPeter Abrahams, who died in Jamaica in January last year, was the South African writer who made famous the conflict between the Custom and the City. It is no longer about people moving from rural communities to urban settlements. It is rather about rural communities becoming urban centres. Is there a case for planning sewerage and garbage management in the emerging urban communities? Together, they need to lead us through national conversations that will lead to policies and legislations that manage the transformation of rural communities into urban settlements.

Source: Standard Digital December 22, 2018 10:29 UTC