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Developing township regeneration strategies: a case study
Urban LandMark, 2011TTRI initiative is a partnership to promote township development in South Africa through the training of township managers and practitioners. The current paper reflects some practical experiences in generating Township Regeneration Strategy (TRS) in the framework of TTRI.DocumentThe courts: lights that guide our foreign affairs?
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2014South Africa’s constitutional democracy reserves a specific role for the judiciary in upholding human rights. This responsibility inevitably has an impact on the formulation and conduct of South Africa’s foreign policy.DocumentSouth Africa’s diplomacy 20 years on: implementing the African agenda around core values, principles and issues
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2014After 20 years of democracy, post-apartheid South Africa has been successfully reintegrated into international affairs. By virtue of the country’s domestic order, specifically its democracy, human rights and globally integrated economy, South Africa has assumed leadership roles in various international platforms – the UN, African Union (AU) and the G-20.DocumentSouth Africa’s relations with China and Taiwan: economic realism and the ‘One China’ doctrine - Policy Brief
Centre for Chinese Studies, University of Stellenbosch, 2014In 1998, after the fall of apartheid, South Africa commenced diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China (PRC). This ‘normalisation’ of South Africa’s China policy came with a condition to recognise Beijing’s ‘One China’ policy proclaiming Taiwan an inalienable part of China.DocumentDevelopment of an urban development component for the Second Economy Strategy Project: an initiative of the Presidency
Urban LandMark, 2008Both in research and in practice there have been many ideas and interventions aimed at restructuring cities. In South Africa various programmes have been implemented to combat apartheid city form and address the needs of the urban poor. Amongst these the big projects and flagship programmes have had considerable success.DocumentApplication of regulatory impact analysis methods to proposed regulatory interventions relating to the urban land market
Urban LandMark, 2007Regulatory Impact Analysis of two proposed regulatory interventions in the urban land market: the National Department of Housing’s draft Inclusionary Housing Policy (IHP) and a proposal for the creation of a Housing Development Agency (HDA) was the aim of this consultation.DocumentThe recognition and enhancement of socially dominated urban land markets
Urban LandMark, 2008The core assumption of the ‘making the markets work for the poor’ approach is that since markets are such powerful and even ubiquitous forces, maximum value in assisting the poor is usually derived from either resolving market failures, or leveraging the operation of existing functioning markets towards the interests of the poor, or enhancing poor people’s effectiveness in parDocumentInternational land banking practices: considerations for Gauteng province
Urban LandMark, 2007Gauteng province experienced steady economic growth in the past decade, but it continues to suffer problems of poverty and inequality. In-migration is increasing and creating great pressure on an already heavily populated province. As a result, land in Gauteng is at a premium. Land is a limited resource and one that is growing in cost.DocumentPeri-urban land management assessment and strategy in Metsweding district municipality
Urban LandMark, 2008Pro-poor management of “peri-urban” land in the rapidly growing urban areas of South Africa is an increasingly important issue. The peri-urban areas are formerly “rural” localities that are now, due to the rapid expansion of South Africa’s metros and major towns, directly in the path of urbanisation.DocumentRetail centres and township development: a case study
Urban LandMark, 2010The development of shopping centres in township and rural areas in South Africa has increased significantly within the last ten years. This trend has been met with mixed reactions.Pages