THE GATHERING 2026: A top urbanist’s guide to building modern South African cities

South Africa has delivered housing and infrastructure, but it has fallen short of building truly liveable cities. Urbanist Edgar Pieterse offers three bold ideas for creating safer, greener, job-rich neighbourhoods.
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