Local Officials And The Struggle to Transform Cities - A view from Post-apartheid South Africa
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Dr Mamokete Modiba
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Dr Darlington Mushongera
- Apr 2024
GCRO Senior Researchers Dr. Darlington Mushongera and Dr. Mamokete Modiba published individual chapters in a recent edited volume Local Officials and the Struggle to Transform Cities. Overall, the book analyses governance challenges in South African cities, with a focus on state practices in a post-apartheid context.
Read MoreGender Inequality and Quality of Life in South African Households: Study Reveals Disparities
The study, which analysed data from 13 616 household proxy respondents interviewed in the Quality of Life VI Survey (2020/21), examined the extent to which the sex of the household head is associated with an individual’s quality of life.
Read MoreUnpacking Pervasive Heteronormativity in sub-Saharan Africa: Opportunities to Embrace Multiplicity of Sexualities
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Sthembiso Pollen Mkhize
- Mar 2023
The article reviews literature on the challenges facing queer people in sub-Saharan Africa and uses relevant strands of queer theory to argue for reimagining an African society that embraces a multiplicity of sexualities.
Read MoreInterrogating Park Access And Equity In Johannesburg, South Africa
Evidence suggests that equitable access to green spaces such as parks contributes positively to urban liveability and improved quality of life, especially in cities with complex socio-economic challenges. This study uses GIS to examine park access in Johannesburg through an environmental justice lens.
Read MoreSocio-economic inequality in the City of Tshwane, South Africa: a multivariable spatial analysis at the neighbourhood level
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Christian Hamann,
Andre Horn
- Mar 2022
This paper provides a multidimensional spatial perspective of patterns of socio-economic inequality in the City of Tshwane, South Africa and consider changes to socio-economic status over time. High and low socio-economic status is spatially polarised and represent a continuation of past spatial patterns.
Read MoreTrickle-out urbanism: are Johannesburg’s gated communities good for their poor neighbours?
The developers of Steyn City in northern Johannesburg argue that this elite development is good for nearby informal settlements. This paper assesses these claims.
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