City Report: Neighbourhood Matters in Cape Town

Overview There is mounting evidence from around the world that people’s local…


Covid & Housing: occupations and evictions in Bogotá, Cape Town and São Paulo

This blog was written by Suraya Scheba, Andreas Scheba, Stella Paterniani, Nate Millington, Diana…


Engaging communities in research, knowledge co-creation, and knowledge dissemination

In this blog, I asked colleagues from SHLC partner countries to reflect on what community…


Inequality and Urban Density: Socio-economic Drivers of Uneven Densification in Cape Town

Read journal article Download journal article Reference Scheba A, Turok I, Visagie J.…


Affluent or upmarket suburb and coastal living. Cape Town, South Africa. Credit: Shutterstock, Roxane 134

Social Inequality and Spatial Segregation in Cape Town

Read book chapter Download book chapter Reference Turok I., Visagie J., Scheba A. (2021) Social…


Cape Town: a city still divided by race and class

This research analyses how the urban form and internal structure of the city of Cape Town, South…


How to Refresh South Africa’s Jaded Democracy

This article is written by Ivan Turok and Andreas Scheba and was originally published by South…


Central Business District, Johannesburg, South Africa

South Africa: National Urban Policies and City Profiles for Johannesburg and Cape Town

Overview This research report reviews and analyses South Africa’s planning and…