Boffins blame bad planning for flood toll

Scientists say shoddy work was at fault, not climate change

28 April 2019 - 00:00

By NIVASHNI NAIR

The floods in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape have left a trail of sorrow and havoc, but poor planning and inadequate governance greatly added to the death toll.

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