Featured: CNN Inside Africa – Next Gen Cities
“The greatest strength at the heart of Africa’s cities is the people, their knowledge and tenacity” ACC’s Edgar Pieterse and…
Reflections on World Food Day in African cities
October the 16th is World Food Day. In the mix of many “World Days”, one may rightly question the allocation…
Fintech ‘frontiers’ and the platformed motorcycle: Emergent infrastructures of value creation in African cities
Concerned with financialized extraction, the exploitation of precarious workers and racialized violence, critical scholars call for greater attention to the…
In the press: Soccer betting is on the rise among young Zimbabweans – our study found it can serve a positive purpose
Betting on soccer games is a popular pastime in many African countries. A 2024 report by GeoPoll found that 76.16% of respondents…
In the press: Chronic state of food insecurity in SA demands dramatic policy change
In this opinion piece, Urban Food Systems researcher Gareth Haysom calls for a different approach to respond to urban food…
AUF a milestone in journey towards transforming Africa’s urban landscapes
Introducing the closing ceremony for the inaugural Africa Urban Forum (AUF) in Addis Ababa last week, Ethiopia’s Minister of Urban…
News
Honing in on local capacities and youthfulness in shifting towards a regenerative built environment in Cape Town
A World Cities Day blog by the ReBuilt Cape Town project team In 2014, the United Nations designated 31 October…
Reflections on World Food Day in African cities
October the 16th is World Food Day. In the mix of many “World Days”, one may rightly question the allocation…
In the press: Chronic state of food insecurity in SA demands dramatic policy change
In this opinion piece, Urban Food Systems researcher Gareth Haysom calls for a different approach to respond to urban food…
AUF a milestone in journey towards transforming Africa’s urban landscapes
Introducing the closing ceremony for the inaugural Africa Urban Forum (AUF) in Addis Ababa last week, Ethiopia’s Minister of Urban…
African cities require new modes of urban planning
“The future of Africa lies in its cities,” read Addis Ababa Mayor Adanech Abebe’s welcoming statement on the third and…
Sustainable urbanisation for Africa’s transformation at #AUF
Day two (05 Sep 2024) of the first-ever Africa Urban Forum (AUF) saw participants drilling down into the forum’s theme…
Research
Call for papers: African Literary Cities: Hubs, Maps and Urban Literary Ecologies
A/Prof. Polo B. Moji (English Literary Studies) and Dr. Laura Nkula-Wenz (African Centre for Cities) are pleased to announce this…
Call for Papers: ACC panels at ECAS 2025
ACC scholars are organising different panels for the 10th European Conference of African Studies (ECAS) in June 2025 in Prague.…
Cities Rethought: A New Urban Disposition
In a world of disruptions and seemingly endless complexity, cities have become – perhaps more than ever – central to…
Knowing the City: South African Urban Scholarship from Apartheid to Democracy
From the late 1970s, the ‘urban’ has been presented as both a key scene for visions of the reform of…
Food and Infrastructure Justice – Naleli’s story
Naleli and her family live in Mossel Bay. Residents like her, who reside in informal settlements are changing what they…
Fintech ‘frontiers’ and the platformed motorcycle: Emergent infrastructures of value creation in African cities
Concerned with financialized extraction, the exploitation of precarious workers and racialized violence, critical scholars call for greater attention to the…
Events
Launch: Cityscapes 11
The 11th edition of Cityscapes magazine will be launched on 31 October at The Booklounge. Twelve (12) years since the…
Book Launch: High Stakes, High Hopes
The African Centre for Cities, University of Georgia Press and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of High…
Launch: CLAIMS to Energy Citizenship in Cape Town
The African Centre for Cities (ACC), in collaboration with the University of Copenhagen invite you to the public launch of…
