Local Officials And The Struggle to Transform Cities - A view from Post-apartheid South Africa
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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
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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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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
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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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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?
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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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