A 2016 research paper in the Journal Nature Climate Change predicts a 40% shortfall of available water across the globe by 2030 with effects not just for drinking, food production, hygiene and public health, but also for 98% of global electric...
A far-sighted architectural student with his roots strongly planted in South African soil has won a prize for the design of an institutional building which will facilitate diversity and reinforce an emerging high street in a low income area near...
The property and broader built environment sector has an important role to play in Africa’s growth, but it needs to be taken more seriously and prioritised. This was one of the strong messages to emerge from the recent Royal Institution of...
The City of Cape Town has assessed the damage caused by the recent petrol bombing and vandalism of its Sir Lowry’s Pass Village Incremental Development Area (IDA). An assessment was made of the 20 housing units razed by the petrol bombing incidents...
