Animated intersectionality: Deepening perspectives on elite research
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SJ Cooper-Knock,
Christina Culwick Fatti,
Dr Samkelisiwe Khanyile
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Temba Temba Middelmann,
Brian Murahwa,
Margot Margot Rubin
- Sep 2026
During studies on the wealthy and powerful, access often depends less on credentials and more on how researchers are perceived upon arrival. Drawing on research with South African elites, this paper shows how researchers’ intersecting identities can influence access, interactions and the often-overlooked emotional challenges of the work
Read MoreAdaptive governance of urban informality in the face of climate change: street vendor practices in Johannesburg, South Africa
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Dr Mamokete Modiba,
Dr Samkelisiwe Khanyile
- Sep 2026
When climate shocks disrupt livelihoods, street vendors do not simply wait for the state to respond; instead, they organise, adapt and govern themselves. In Johannesburg, street vendors are turning collective action, social networks and digital tools into everyday strategies for surviving an increasingly volatile urban climate.
Read MoreLeveraging public employment programmes for an inclusive just transition: Connecting youth to the green economy through city-led partnerships in South Africa
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Dr Mamokete Modiba,
Olga Koma,
Charles Parkerson
- Aug 2026
Can public employment programmes become more than temporary jobs and attract the youth? In South Africa’s cities, the green economy offers an opportunity to turn the EPWP into a pathway towards meaningful work, skills development and a more inclusive just transition, particularly for the youth. The paper argues that this potential will remain limited unless cities move beyond short-term employment and build stronger pathways into the green economy.
Read MoreMicroscale segregation patterns in Gauteng and its implications for spatial transformation
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Christian Hamann
- Nov 2025
South African urban form remains in dire need of spatial transformation. In Gauteng as a whole, residential expansion is not related to higher racial diversity and urban planning has not altered the availability and distribution of affordable housing to contribute to increased levels of race and class diversity.
Read MoreLooking beyond household income status: Exploring the interplay of income and other drivers of neighbourhood satisfaction in Gauteng
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Dr Wendy Tsoriyo,
Dr Pedzisai Ndagurwa
- Nov 2024
Is income the ultimate key to satisfaction in our neighbourhoods? This study dives deep into Gauteng, South Africa, to unravel how income and other factors intertwine to shape neighbourhood satisfaction.
Read MoreLocal Officials And The Struggle to Transform Cities - A view from Post-apartheid South Africa
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Dr Mamokete Modiba,
Dr Darlington Mushongera
- Apr 2024
GCRO Senior Researchers Dr. Darlington Mushongera and Dr. Mamokete Modiba published individual chapters in a recent edited volume Local Officials and the Struggle to Transform Cities. Overall, the book analyses governance challenges in South African cities, with a focus on state practices in a post-apartheid context.
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