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2024

The Collaborative Uptake As A Tool To Advance Effective Municipal Governance in South Africa

2023

Citizen Advisory Boards: A Tactical Shift to Foster Co-creation of Municipal Services in Southern Africa

Nature-based Solutions Hold Untapped Potential for Addressing Urban Climate Stresses and Shocks

How City Communicators Can Foster Inclusive Conversations for Improved City Governance

Inclusive Integration: Empowering Informal Waste Pickers Through Clear Policies and Laws

Communicating Urban Resilience: How City Communicators can begin to break down the Complex Subject of Urban Resilience

Communication Action Lab Shines Spotlight on the Important Role of Communication in City Governance

Freedom and its Limits amid High Crime and Violence: A Challenge for South African Cities

The South African Cities Network Urban Data Ecosystem Mapping

Navigating the Energy Crisis for Just Urban Transition – Perspectives for South African Cities

2022

Urban Festival 2022

South African Cities Open Data Almanac (SCODA)

The City Communications Toolkit Launch

The State of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP)

The Green Economy and Decent Jobs

2021

COP26: Climate Change is the Greatest Risk Facing us All

Intangible elements of City-Making

Valuing Water in Cities

2020

World Town Planning Day 2020

Remembering Our Relationship With Water

The Launch of the State of Crime and Safety in SA Cities Report 2020

Well-Governed Cities

Township Economies During COVID-19; Resilience amid Volitality

The BEITT Virtual Festival: Stepping into our power

Are South African Cities Getting Smarter?