South Africa’s 2022 census: has Johannesburg stopped growing, or are the numbers wrong?
South Africa’s census is a vital source of information for policy making, planning and research.
The decaying infrastructure of SA cities
Professor Philip Harrison was interviewed by eNCA for a video that looks into the state of our cities.
The real Joburg in 6 powerful photos
From butchers to hawkers, and shelters to miners, this book reveals the informal economy and texture of the city.
How the lockdown in SA affected mental health
Pasha Podcast: When SARS-CoV-2 emerged, the country took measures to restrict people’s movements and activities, to slow the spread of infections.
SA doesn’t need new cities: it needs to fix what it has
New towns have had a better track record in places of rapid economic and population growth, such as east Asian countries.
New forms of urban planning are emerging in Africa
Master planning has served the entwining interests and ambitions of international as well as local actors in Africa.
Parenting in the city
Building cities for women will make them more inclusive for all groups.
Finding a balance between rural versus metro support
Metros may be a graveyard for political ambition. But if parties or individuals succeed, the rewards are considerable.
Building a better city
A ‘world class African City’ begins and ends with history and geography.
Towards a third wave of open data
This is the final blog in our series on data, spatial planning, and public and private sector investment in the City of Johannesburg.
Urban Data and Analytics: emerging opportunities in Johannesburg and South Africa
In this blog, we explore developments in Johannesburg and South Africa relating to the use, re-use, and application of urban data.
Urban Data Trends, Challenges and Opportunities in Johannesburg
This is the third blog on the series on data, spatial planning, and public and private sector investment in the City of Johannesburg.
A Multi-level Perspective on Data-Driven Spatial Transformation in Johannesburg
This blog uses a ‘multiple level perspective’ as a prism through which to view processes of urban transformation.
There’s a disconnect between research and urban planning in Africa: how to fix it
The amount of data produced on urban Africa still pales in comparison to other parts of the world.
Data, the 4IR and spatial transformation in Johannesburg
Annual SoAP exhibition goes online
For the first time, the Wits School of Architecture and Planning (SoAP) held its End of Year School Show online.
This is my land
Land ownership has historically been the great divider, and South Africa is no different. But is this the silver bullet to address our gross inequality?
Home truths and storied streets
Understand Johannesburg’s challenges, opportunities and intricacies through the cultural microcosm that is Orange Grove.
Backyard not backward
Intentional living, the rise of imikhukhu and urban densification for dignity.
Wits celebrates its nationally rated researchers
The Wits Research Office has recognised scholars at the University whom the National Research Foundation has (re)rated and those awarded nationally and at Wits.
Why megaprojects to deliver houses in South Africa might not work
In 2014, the South African government announced a new direction in housing policy.
How South Africa should tackle the redistribution of land in urban areas
Twenty four years since the advent of democracy, land remains a stark and visible symbol of dispossession and racial and income inequality.
Mothers in motion: mums navigate cities with their kids’ needs in mind
Women frequently remain the primary caregivers and only a third of children in South Africa live with their biological fathers, research shows.
Corridors of freedom and transformation through transit
Researchers have confirmed that transit-orientated development (ToD) is a good choice to ensure a spatially transformed Johannesburg in 2057.
Three wins for Wits University Press
The works scooped top positions in their categories at the Humanities and Social Sciences Book Awards.
Laying the foundation for BRICS cities research
“BRICS Cities Facts & Analysis” is a 395-page book of data about more than 30 cities in Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS).
The revolt of South Africa’s metropoles: a revolution of rising expectations
The major metropolitan cities in South Africa rose up in revolt in the municipal elections on August 3 2016.