The new urban imaginaries: Africa’s search for sustainable urban futures
Infrahub.Africa is the product of a collaboration between the African Centre for Cities (ACC) at the University of Cape Town,…
Imagining Impacts – Research on the impact of culture in Southern Africa
The impact of the cultural sector beyond numbers on seats The African Centre for Cities and Goethe Institute (GI) have…
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…
