Looking beyond household income status: Exploring the interplay of income and other drivers of neighbourhood satisfaction in Gauteng

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

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.
Read MoreGender Inequality and Quality of Life in South African Households: Study Reveals Disparities

The study, which analysed data from 13 616 household proxy respondents interviewed in the Quality of Life VI Survey (2020/21), examined the extent to which the sex of the household head is associated with an individual’s quality of life.
Read MoreUnpacking Pervasive Heteronormativity in sub-Saharan Africa: Opportunities to Embrace Multiplicity of Sexualities

The article reviews literature on the challenges facing queer people in sub-Saharan Africa and uses relevant strands of queer theory to argue for reimagining an African society that embraces a multiplicity of sexualities.
Read MoreInterrogating Park Access And Equity In Johannesburg, South Africa

Evidence suggests that equitable access to green spaces such as parks contributes positively to urban liveability and improved quality of life, especially in cities with complex socio-economic challenges. This study uses GIS to examine park access in Johannesburg through an environmental justice lens.
Read MoreSocio-economic inequality in the City of Tshwane, South Africa: a multivariable spatial analysis at the neighbourhood level

This paper provides a multidimensional spatial perspective of patterns of socio-economic inequality in the City of Tshwane, South Africa and consider changes to socio-economic status over time. High and low socio-economic status is spatially polarised and represent a continuation of past spatial patterns.
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