Editor’s note: The following is part of Urban October at UChicago—an initiative of the University of Chicago Urban Network. Throughout the month, University scholars will convene key stakeholders and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cape Town, South Africa’s second wealthiest city, is piloting a new plan for the 146,000 households in its informal settlements: ...

Informal settlements are home to a large share of Africa’s urban population and face complex challenges that demand inclusive, sustainable solutions. This Focus brings together research and opinion ...

This project hopes to increase the visibility of the marginal population globally by developing tools that help to see how informal settlements change over time globally. Students will develop updated ...

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Global Health Equity Research in Translation brings academic research to broader audiences: decision makers, policy makers, advocacy groups, philanthropists, and journalists. The series draws on ...

COMMUNITIES in Harare are increasingly becoming a testing ground for climate-resilient urban upgrading as climate change, ...

Warren Smit has been a researcher on urban issues since 1993. He is currently Research Manager at the African Centre on Cities at the University of Cape Town. He manages ACC’s health research stream ...

DA delegates conducted oversight visits to different informal settlements in the South of Johannesburg, including Springbok and Electron, on January 22. The delegation included: DA spokespersons on ...

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says the provincial government is planning to demolish illegal informal settlements with a focus on those occupied by undocumented foreign nationals. Speaking at a media ...

Protesters from the 8th Avenue, Gate 7 and Olympic informal settlements blocked a section of Voortrekker Road in Cape Town on Monday morning, demanding basic services. While the City said it was open ...