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41-45 of 287 matching articles 5 20 100 All ANC's legitimacy to represent the poor challenged by local shack dwellers' movement IRIN • 21 April 2010 The rise of a "militant non-aligned social movement", Abahlali Basemjondolo, in KwaZulu-Natal has challenged the idea that the ANC represent the poor. Its well-organised protests have attracted violent police retaliation, unlike the marches organised by ANC-aligned trade unions. Smart cities and the plight of cultural authenticity Kris Hartley • 24 March 2015 As Asian countries join together to build "smart" urban developments, Kris Hartley explains why planners should heed the lessons of colonial history when it comes to such projects. Africa's Urban Revolution, part 1: the second-generation policies our cities need Kerwin Datu • 20 May 2014 How policies surrounding issues such as decentralisation, food security and armed conflict must now adapt to the maturing of Africa's urbanisation experience. The global urban agenda must focus on employment and income levels, not just housing and services Kerwin Datu • 7 August 2012 Kerwin Datu argues that the global urban development community has lost sight of its own agenda, and must focus on urban employment and income levels alongside its obsession with housing and services. Who will plan Africa's cities? Changing the way urban planning is taught in African universities Vanessa Watson and Babatunde Agbola • 26 November 2013 Vanessa Watson and Babatunde Agbola discuss how the Association of African Planning Schools (AAPS) hopes to transform the continent's planning paradigm starting with the professional education system. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58