Urban Planning

Moses, we shall sing your Redemption Song

Article bogdan TagDiv - 21 Jul 2019

The poet and urban planner was killed earlier this month. His friend and mentor Vonani Bila reflects on and honours the life of Moses Metileni

Take women’s rights into cities’ streets

Article Staff Reporter - 16 Nov 2018

'In many areas, urban space is, by default, male space'

How development banks can ‘shift the trillions’

Article Staff Reporter - 20 Jul 2018

Support is required for sustainable urban planning

New resistance to spatial transformation claims in City of Cape Town saga

Article bogdan TagDiv - 7 Dec 2017

Divisions within the City of Cape Town are becoming even more apparent after spatial development policies received resistance.

Pervasive elitism blinds us to the bitter land battles in our cities

Analysis Richard Pithouse - 7 Sep 2017

The urban land question is urgent and needs to be placed at the centre of our national conversation

Urban planners reach out to the people

Article Charlotte Van Der Merwe & Istell Orton - 31 Aug 2017

Citizens are finally getting a chance to shape the cities they want to live in

Medellín’s ‘social urbanism’ a model for city transformation

Analysis Ivan Turok - 15 May 2014

The city of Medellín in Colombia has been transformed by strategies for people, places and jobs, writes Ivan Turok.

Rebuilding South Africa’s cities of the future

Article Sean Otoole 1 - 2 Jan 2014

City planners are using smart design, creative technology and community feedback in their attempts to reformulate the apartheid city.

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National

Court date finally set for death in detention Haffejee inquest

Paddy Harper - 25 Feb 2020

Another apartheid era death will be investigated after NPA pressured to finally act

National

State capture commission granted a 13-month extension

Franny Rabkin - 24 Feb 2020

Judge Wendy Hughes says this is the final extension because finality is "owed to the nation"

National

eThekwini commuters pay for council’s contracts

Greg Ardé - 24 Feb 2020

Perhaps a commission of inquiry can shine the spotlight on public transport in Durban, where bus and taxi passengers have to contend with fare increases and disrupted services

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Special Reports

Achieving the litmus test of social relevance

Derek Davey - 24 Feb 2020

The HSS Awards honours scholarly works based on their social relevance and contribution to the humanities and social sciences

Press Releases

Response to the report of the independent assessors

IT Web - 17 Feb 2020

VUT welcomes the publishing of the report of the independent assessors to investigate concerns of poor governance, leadership, management, corruption and fraud at the university.

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