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Non-starter: The Greater Lanseria Master Plan in 2020 outlined a city that intended to house between 350 000 and 500 000 people. Yet there is not much to show other than large areas of open land and growing informal settlements. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy
SONA2026

Taking stock of Ramaphosa’s promises

The Lanseria smart city remains a dream and hunger, unemployment and crime continue to be high but there has been progress in Eskom’s turnaround

  • Eyaaz Matwadia
7 min read
Development with intent: The Bridges under construction in Ratanga Park, Century City. Waterways weave through landscaped space, residential buildings, offices, restaurants and leisure amenities. Photo: Supplied
15 MINUTE CITY

Pioneer of mixed-use precincts

Century City stands as proof that long-horizon planning, private infrastructure investment and adaptive development can succeed

  • Ash Müller
5 min read
Weak oversight and non-compliance are causing fatal accidents at construction sites
CONSTRUCTION

Construction sector must embrace digitalisation

Historically, the built environment sector has been reluctant to embrace reform, but it cannot afford to now

  • Mondli Cele
4 min read
Nowhere are the effects of the environmental, health, governance and energy crises more manifest than in our cities.
ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY

Manage urban transformation to avoid infrastructure blockages

It is possible to urbanise without congestion and the attendant ills through emphasis on better institutions, writes Eddie Rakabe

  • Eddie Rakabe
6 min read