Informal Sector

20 October 2020

Informal settlement community forms business forum

A group of shack dwellers from Area 11 in Gunguluza, Uitenhage intend to submit tenders on several multi-million rand projects in the community.

Africa's high density urban settlements: cut the red tape & costs

Opinion

30 July 2020

Africa's high density urban settlements: cut the red tape

African urban dwellers pay 55% more in rentals than their counterparts in other cities in the world. The challenges of informal settlements have once again ...

Tragic landfill conflict fouls Cape Town’s air

News

27 February 2020

Cape Town : Landfill war erupts between City and pickers

The prohibition of waste pickers from accessing the Coastal Park Landfill Site near Muizenberg saw an initial confrontation with security guards on Tuesday ...

Informal settlements can be better planned

Opinion

12 February 2020

Informal settlements can be better planned

From their wooden shack in Imizamo Yethu in Hout Bay, Anna and her partner, Siya (not their real names) overlook a vacant stretch of land cleared for RDP housing. Siya ...

Architecting Inclusive Future Cities in the Global South

Opinion

10 October 2019

Architecting Inclusive Future Cities in the Global South

By 2050, it is estimated that global urban population will double, and over two thirds of us will live in cities with populations of over 1 million. ...