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Major shift in housing policy is an opportunity for civil society
Property
Major shift in housing policy is an opportunity for civil society

Noah Schermbrucker, Mirjam van Donk and Jens Horber 14 Apr 2022

Why Accra's property boom hasn't produced affordable housing
Property
Why Accra's property boom hasn't produced affordable housing

Tom Gillespie 5 Aug 2021

Nipping the housing problem in the bud
Property
Nipping the housing problem in the bud

Professor Hangwelani Hope Magidimisha-Chipungu 24 May 2021

Kenya builds its way to 2030 goals
Construction & Engineering
Kenya builds its way to 2030 goals

11 Dec 2020

Restrictions in trade to contain Covid-19 have been devastating for Africa's urban poor
Retail
Restrictions in trade to contain Covid-19 have been devastating for Africa's urban poor

Astrid R.N. Haas and Victoria Delbridge 27 Oct 2020

Africa's high density urban settlements: cut the red tape and slash the cost of housing
Property
Africa's high density urban settlements: cut the red tape and slash the cost of housing

Astrid R.N. Haas and Victoria Delbridge 4 Aug 2020

Testing strategies to help Kenya's urban poor get access to food
ESG & Sustainability
Testing strategies to help Kenya's urban poor get access to food

Elizabeth Kimani-Murage 13 Jul 2020

The urban poor have been hit hard by coronavirus. We must ask who cities are designed to serve
Construction & Engineering
The urban poor have been hit hard by coronavirus. We must ask who cities are designed to serve

Colin McFarlane 8 Jun 2020

Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi is arrested during a protest in Nairobi in 2014. AFP via Getty Images.
Marketing & Media
New media voices are telling Kenya's Covid-19 stories - from the ground up

Wambui Wamunyu 18 May 2020

Namibia's urban poor are stuck in limbo, without land or services
Property
Namibia's urban poor are stuck in limbo, without land or services

Selma T. Karuaihe 4 Oct 2019

Slum residents were said to do less exercise because of cheap motorcycle taxis. Boris Golovnev/Shutterstock
Healthcare
Bad habits drive health risks among Kenya's urban poor

Frederick Wekesah 13 Sep 2019

Knowing what leads to building collapses can help make African cities safer
Construction & Engineering
Knowing what leads to building collapses can help make African cities safer

Festival Godwin Boateng 27 Jun 2019

How cities can approach redesigning informal settlements after disasters
Construction & Engineering
How cities can approach redesigning informal settlements after disasters

Fiona Anciano and Laurence Piper 6 May 2019

Smart housing could help reduce environmental impact of rapidly urbanising Africa
Property
Smart housing could help reduce environmental impact of rapidly urbanising Africa

18 Apr 2019

Slum neighbourhood in Accra, Ghana. Image source:
Property
Accra's informal settlements are easing the city's urban housing crisis

Seth Asare Okyere, Jerry Chati Tasantab, and Matth 8 Oct 2018

Image source:
Construction & Engineering
Making cities cooler is a no brainer - so why are we doing so little about it?

Tiziana Susca and Francesco Pomponi 2 May 2018

Community solar innovation recognised during 2018 SEED SA Symposium
ESG & Sustainability
Community solar innovation recognised during 2018 SEED SA Symposium

16 Mar 2018

Filmmaker Michael Uwemedimo, one of the keynote speakers at the African Centre for Cities International Urban Conference, spoke about the violent ‘clearing’ of almost two million people and their waterfront houses in Port Harcourt, Nigeria to make way for development. Photo: Andy Mkosi
Property
Housing crisis: data collection is critical

Sean O'Toole 5 Feb 2018

Women's NGOs are changing the world - and not getting credit for it
ESG & Sustainability
Women's NGOs are changing the world - and not getting credit for it

Dr Bipasha Baruah and Dr Kate Grantham 6 Dec 2017

Recycling e-waste can help create jobs and reduce poverty in Africa
ESG & Sustainability
Recycling e-waste can help create jobs and reduce poverty in Africa

Juliette Biao 29 Nov 2017

Image Source: . Farm dwellers like Zabalaza Mshengu live in extremely precarious conditions. Association for Rural Advancement
Agriculture
How farm dwellers in South Africa think about home, land and belonging

Donna Hornby 20 Nov 2017

Nigeria's media urged to understand New Urban Agenda
Marketing & Media
Nigeria's media urged to understand New Urban Agenda

31 Oct 2017

Rasheed hamis via
Agriculture
How urban food demand can spark urban renewal, transformation

10 Oct 2017

Ensuring safer pregnancies for Kenyan women in urban slums
ESG & Sustainability
Ensuring safer pregnancies for Kenyan women in urban slums

Blessing Mberu, Kanyiva Muindi, and Patricia Elung 25 May 2017

In their rush to become "global", cities risk creating spatial apartheid
ESG & Sustainability
In their rush to become "global", cities risk creating spatial apartheid

Melissa Tandiwe Myambo 11 May 2017

WhereIsMyTransport named NewCities Global Urban Innovator
Logistics & Transport
WhereIsMyTransport named NewCities Global Urban Innovator

8 May 2017

tpsdave via
Agriculture
Strong rural-urban linkages needed to meet rising urban food demand

29 Mar 2017

Slum health is not urban health: why we must distinguish between the two
ESG & Sustainability
Slum health is not urban health: why we must distinguish between the two

Alex Ezeh, Blessing Mberu and Tilahun Haregu 20 Dec 2016

Mobilising South African civil society for just governance
ESG & Sustainability
Mobilising South African civil society for just governance

Anis Karodia, Issued by Regent Business School 1 Dec 2016

Here's what happened at Habitat III
Construction & Engineering
Here's what happened at Habitat III

Vanesa Castán Broto 24 Oct 2016

Food security efforts need to look beyond urban agriculture. Jane Battersby
ESG & Sustainability
Why urban agriculture isn't a panacea for Africa's food crisis

Gareth Haysom and Jane Battersby 18 Apr 2016

Why low-carbon urban development in African cities makes economic sense
ESG & Sustainability
Why low-carbon urban development in African cities makes economic sense

Sarah Colenbrander, Andrew Sudmant, Andy Gouldson 24 Mar 2016

Can agriculture in Africa sustain a nourishing rural non-farm economy?
Agriculture
Can agriculture in Africa sustain a nourishing rural non-farm economy?

Andries Du Toit 10 Mar 2016

[Food for Thought] Feeding the nation
Agriculture
[Food for Thought] Feeding the nation

Nicci Botha 21 May 2015

SA electricity pricing paralysing the poor
Construction & Engineering
SA electricity pricing paralysing the poor

Thembie Chehore 22 Sep 2014

World Radio Day
Marketing & Media
World Radio Day

Issued by Media Development and Diversity Agency 13 Feb 2014

Celebrating World Press Freedom Day
Marketing & Media
Celebrating World Press Freedom Day

Issued by Media Development and Diversity Agency 3 May 2013

Marketing & Media
Message of support by Professor Keorapetse Kgositsile to the MDDA National Media Literacy Summit

Issued by Media Development and Diversity Agency 10 Apr 2013

Marketing & Media
World Radio Day - Let's celebrate!

Issued by Media Development and Diversity Agency 13 Feb 2013

Today is Media Freedom Day
Marketing & Media
Today is Media Freedom Day

19 Oct 2012

Marketing & Media
Media Freedom Day

Issued by Media Development and Diversity Agency 18 Oct 2012

Marketing & Media
Concepts of media regulation

Lumko Mtimde, Issued by Media Development and Diversity Agency 11 Sep 2012

Marketing & Media
Social Cohesion and Nation Building Summit

Issued by Media Development and Diversity Agency 6 Jul 2012

Marketing & Media
World Press Freedom Day

Issued by Media Development and Diversity Agency 3 May 2012

Marketing & Media
Address at the MTN Radio Awards 2012

Lumko Mtimde, Issued by Media Development and Diversity Agency 14 Apr 2012

MDDA celebrates World Radio Day
Marketing & Media
MDDA celebrates World Radio Day

14 Feb 2012

Marketing & Media
World Radio Day - let's celebrate!

Issued by Media Development and Diversity Agency 13 Feb 2012

Legal
ConCourt decision may affect SA property

8 Dec 2011

Marketing & Media
Media Freedom Day

Lumko Mtimde,, Issued by Media Development and Diversity Agency 20 Oct 2011

No more media repression, warns SANEF as Zuma calls for fairness
Marketing & Media
No more media repression, warns SANEF as Zuma calls for fairness

Issa Sikiti da Silva: @sikitimedia 20 Oct 2011

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