A Visit to Mamelodi, South Africa with Dr. Mark Napier
Mamelodi is a township located about 20 km from Pretoria, one of South Africa’s capital cities. It was developed in the early 1950s with 16
Aysha Dawood is a research intern from Rooftops Canada. She has a degree in Urban and Regional Planning, diplomas in Architectural Technology and GIS and Urban Planning and is on her way to a master’s degree in Local Economic Development. Previous to joining CAHF, Aysha worked as a planning consultant in developing and researching affordable housing in Canada. While at CAHF she will undertake a research study entitled “Evidence of housing microfinance in Southern Africa”. Aysha is very excited to have this opportunity to live and work in South Africa while achieving her broader career goals in the affordable housing sector
Mamelodi is a township located about 20 km from Pretoria, one of South Africa’s capital cities. It was developed in the early 1950s with 16
While in Dar es Salaam, my bajaj driver, Oscar, took me and another Rooftops Canada intern Marc Mainville, through his local informal neighbourhoods. We visited
A few weeks ago I was in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and met with local experts in affordable housing and housing microfinance. No two meetings
Located some 10km from central Durban, Cato Manor was vacated in the 1950’s following apartheid forced removals. Thirty years later some 93 000 residents began informally
Last week I attended a seminar presented by Urban LandMark on their Tenure Security Facility Southern Africa Project. It was held at the World Bank office in Pretoria with
I’ve been here for over a month now and I’ve been asked a number of times (because of my accent) 1. If I’m American (and
What is housing? Is it a noun or a verb? I’m coming across literature and articles that challenge how housing is perceived and it’s beginning to shape
Hello readers! I’m Aysha and over the next six months I will be sharing my adventures and experiences with you. I’m from Toronto, Canada on
As CAHF looks forward to its next ten years, we reflect on a decade of impact and contemplate a future for affordable housing in Africa. Please join us in the effort of making working residential property markets in Africa!
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