governance
Understanding Livelihoods in South African Cities
What decisions are residents in the poorer parts of South African cities forced to make on a day to day basis? How does a city like Ekhuruleni try to address this and what do the citizens think about these efforts? This short film juxtaposes these two voices. It was part of a series we developed to explore the disjuncture between city officials and citizens in an average metropolitan area
New CityLab on “Urban Violence, Safety and Governance” launched
“The African Centre for Cities recently launched a new CityLab on “Urban Violence, Safety and Governance”. Led by Dr Mercy Luthango-Brown, this CityLab will look at the effectiveness of upgrading informal settlements as a response to violence and the improvement of safety within settlements.
A Comparison of Three SA Municipalities
Cape Town and Durban are both large metropolitan municipalities where climate change adaptation is being championed from within the environment departments. However, embedding these plans into municipal budgets and operations to progress implementation is proving difficult.
Participation and Governance in African Cities
Professor Sue Parnell speaks to Robtel Neajai Pailey on understanding participation, complexity and governance in African cities. This video is part of the Governance in Africa Conversations Series.
Professor Parnell is a founding member of the African Centre for Cities, has served the ACC on secondment, and sits on its Executive Committee.