Happy Freedom Day, SA

On this day 30 years ago, South Africans from all walks of life took to the polls to elect the country’s first democratic government. The ACC joins millions of South Africans, and the world at large, in the celebration and commemoration of this historic day

Working on informality? Send an abstract to the 'New Frontiers of Urban Informality Research' workshop taking place in Sheffield from 12-13 September, organised by Martina Manara,
Alice Sverdlik
, and Graeme Young.

WEBINAR | Join Youth Capital in their upcoming webinar ahead of the #Elections2024 . ACC Director, Edgar Pieterse will open the discussion with a talk on spatial inequality in the context of unemployment. Register on the link below.

Do you work on digital platforms in Africa? Do you need time and support to write? 10 days yet to apply! Please join us for these writing workshops

African Centre for Cities

Design Tools for Social Science Part 1: Co-Production - Our workshop, co-hosted by DesignLab Sheffield School of Architecture, Global Sustainable Development Sheffield and The Urban Institute, sharing methods and challenges - from across Architecture, I-School, Geography, Computer Science, with special guest Rike Sitas African Centre for Cities

Please see, and share, our CFP for a special issue of Modern Fiction Studies on “Planetary Fiction: African Literature and Climate Change.”
Guest Editors: Nedine Moonsamy (Johannesburg) and David Shackleton (Cardiff)
press.jhu.edu/journals/mfs-m…

Friends of ACC in Sheffield, Rike Sitas will be presenting at The Urban Institute's Cultural Heritage and Just City seminar on 09 April, drawing on her work in Cape Town. Sign up below to join this crucial dialogue on how cultural heritage can be mobilised to realise just urban futures.

REMINDER | DAAD scholarship applications close on 09 April

Applicants from Sub-Saharan Africa who wish to enroll for the #MPhilSouthernUrbanism (Masters in Urban Studies) at UCT in 2025 are encouraged to apply for 1 of 5 DAAD scholarships

More details: africancentreforcities.net/mphil-southern…

APPLY NOW | 2 WEEKS UNTIL APPLICATIONS CLOSE

Calling on all urbanists in Sub-Saharan Africa who wish to study for a Masters in Urban Studies (Southern Urbanism) at UCT. 2 weeks to go until applications for the DAAD In-Region scholarship close. More info: tinyurl.com/mrx5y63k

WEBINAR | SOUTH DESIGNS

Ever wondered 'How does the South design planetary futures?' In a conversation with Andrea Ballestero tomorrow, the Caribe Mutuo project team will answer this question about their work in the Colombian Caribbean.

Register here: tinyurl.com/8ayf4pku

Really looking forward to welcoming Rike Sitas from African Centre for Cities to The Urban Institute in April. A week of dialoguing, plotting and planning around cultural heritage, urban justice, young people and digital futures awaits

Sign up for a seminar on Tuesday 9th April, 1500-1700 below.

INFO SESSION - MPHIL SOUTHERN URBANISM

Applying for the DAAD In-Region scholarship but have questions? Join Dr. Anna Selmeczi on Mon, 25 March at 12PM SAST as she explains the programme structure, pedagogical approach and entry requirements.
JOIN HERE: africancentreforcities.net/event/info-ses…