Oct 1, 2023 | News
Building and maintaining our infrastructure in South Africa Why is it that every time municipal infrastructure fails in South Africa we behave as if it does not happen elsewhere and that nothing is being done to build new, upgrade old and maintain existing...
Oct 1, 2023 | News
Complex challenges in housing the inner city poor and vulnerable. Michael Sutcliffe and Sue Bannister (Directors: City Insight (Pty) Ltd) Waking up to news of the tragedy yesterday where over 70 people died, including 12 children, after a fire in a building in the CBD...
Oct 1, 2023 | News
(Re-)building our Country’s Infrastructure Oct 23 Hardly a week goes by without a report on possible vandalism occurring on critical infrastructure. Recently, in Tshwane a number of pylons fell down and high voltage cables blocked the N4 freeway, resulting in a...
Sep 12, 2014 | News
Our colonial and apartheid past created a wide set of inequalities, and a fragmented governance system. The effects of these remain writ large on our cities creating enormous difficulties. The Group Areas Act, migrant labour system, native reserves and bantustans...
Jul 29, 2014 | News
The Common Wealth Games … Why do countries and cities bid to host mega sporting events? Despite some of the negative issues surrounding these events – such as the costs, labour disputes, white elephants and so on – there seems to be no shortage of bidders...
May 25, 2013 | News
The Beaches are FREE! Yes the beaches are free now! Read about the path to this freedom below. East Coast Radio Big Walk This year’s East Coast Radio Big Walk was a wonderful celebration. People of every hue — race, class, gender and age — gathered to walk...
