Projects
The ACC aims to produce credible new knowledge on the drivers of urban crisis in African cities with an eye on systemic solutions
New report: Insights on ‘The Post-networked City’
A new report titled ‘The Post-networked City: Reflecting on Heterogeneous Service Delivery in African Cities’ sheds light on the diverse pathways shaping urban infrastructure in places like Freetown and Kampala.
VACANCY: AMALI Data Programme Project Coordinator
ACC is looking to appoint a full-time Project Coordinator for the AMALI Data Programme.
WATCH | Panya Routes: From platform to plotform
In this public talk, Dr Kim Gurney shares the innovative working principles that independent art spaces in fast-changing cities in Africa have in common as they navigate conditions of uncertainty and accelerated flux.
VACANCY: AMALI Data Programme Operations Manager
The African Centre for Cities (ACC) at the University of Cape Town invite applications for a full time Operations Manager for a two-year period.
VACANCY: AMALI Communications Officer
The African Centre for Cities is seeking to appoint Communications Officer for the African Mayoral Leadership Initiative (AMALI)
Call for applications for UTA-Do 2024
Calling all early-career academics, researchers, activists, and artists interested in urban theory in Africa! Apply now to be a part of the third UTA-Do African Cities Workshop in 2024, to be hosted in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (29 Jan to 2 Feb 2024).
Call for applications for PhD scholarship
As part of this project on Smartness as Wealth, funded by the Volkswagen Foundation, the ACC is seeking to recruit a full-time PhD candidate who will undertake rigorous and critical work on fintech and inclusion in the context of Nairobi
AfriFOODlinks
AfriFOODlinks envisions a thriving network of cities in Africa and beyond, in which food systems and nutrition are firmly established on the local governance agenda.