Publications
The South African Cities Network Research Areas, the City Development Strategy, Inclusive Cities, Productive Cities, Sustainable Cities & Resilient Cities and Well-Governed Cities prepares and publishes regular editions of work. These publications, with their thorough research, provide a basis on which to start looking at how to make South African cities better places in which to live, work and play.
The South African Cities Network (SACN), under the banner of its Urban Safety Reference Group (USRG) platform, conducted a competition focused on gender-based violence (GBV) prevention, featuring six teams from across South Africa. The competition consisted of two rounds. In the first, six youth-led organisations…
The South African Cities Network (SACN) promotes good governance and management in South African cities. The SACN responds to strategic challenges facing South African cities through research, peer learning and knowledge generation. The Network further promotes shared-learning partnerships between different spheres of government in order…
This Practice Guide aims to assist officials who implement projects in communities with good practice on how to include SMMEs in the construction process and navigate the challenges of SMME tensions and the potential threat of site disruptions. These lessons of good practice come from…
The South African Cities Network, together with its partners, the GIZ and Global Affairs Canada (GAC) is delighted to present the fifth edition of The State of Urban Safety in South Africa Report (SOUS). The 2024 Report, updating on trends and highlights the work of…
In recent years it has become clear that environmental resource limits (at both local and global scales) and planetary boundaries, such as climate change, pose significant threats to the ability of the Earth to sustain human society (Rockström et al., 2009; Steffen et al., 2015,…
Storytelling has long been a powerful tool for conveying information, engaging audiences, evoking emotions and inspiring action. It encourages participation and collaboration, creating a sense of connection, empathy and shared understanding among community members. It also helps to build trust and strengthen community relationships as…
This research report completed in March 2023 was one of the requirements for the degree of Executive Master of Science in Cities for the London School of Economics (LSE, UK), a degree obtained by the author. The research was done with the full knowledge and…
Community engagement represents an opportunity for local and district municipalities in South Africa to connect and build strengthened relationships with communities, to understand their needs and implement programmes which respond to those needs, and to build programmes which have a sustainable impact with the benefit…
The South African Cities Network (SACN) commissioned Bantu Lab to develop a youth engagement toolkit that encourages youth participation in governance and urban development. The toolkit was developed in collaboration with young people, city officials, and representatives of the private sector and international development cooperation…