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Sep 9, 2023 | 
allafrica.com | Marie Huchzermeyer |Amira Osman |Hannah le Roux |Margot Rubin |Matthew Wilhelm-Solomon |Mfaniseni Fana Sihlongonyane | +6 more
Thousands of Johannesburg inner-city residents occupy buildings in conditions like those that led to the fire at 80 Albert Street that killed at least 77 people. They are living in derelict multi-storey buildings, former office blocks, sectional title buildings, tenements, warehouses and factories. The residents are mostly informal, unsalaried or poorly paid workers. Some are unemployed or on welfare grants. They can't afford even the lowest priced formal rental or social housing in the inner city.
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Sep 9, 2023 | allafrica.com | Marie Huchzermeyer |Amira Osman |Hannah le Roux |Margot Rubin |Matthew Wilhelm-Solomon |Mfaniseni Fana Sihlongonyane | +6 more
Thousands of Johannesburg inner-city residents occupy buildings in conditions like those that led to the fire at 80 Albert Street that killed at least 77 people. They are living in derelict multi-storey buildings, former office blocks, sectional title buildings, tenements, warehouses and factories. The residents are mostly informal, unsalaried or poorly paid workers. Some are unemployed or on welfare grants. They can't afford even the lowest priced formal rental or social housing in the inner city.
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Sep 8, 2023 | 
theconversation.com | Marie Huchzermeyer |Amira Osman |Hannah le Roux |Margot Rubin |Matthew Wilhelm-Solomon |Mfaniseni Fana Sihlongonyane | +6 more
Marie Huchzermeyer is a board member of the NGO Planact and a member of SACPLAN (the South African Council of Planners). She received funding from the NRF up until 2019. From 2016-2025 she receives funding from DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service). Amira Osman receives funding from Amira Osman receives funding from The National Research Foundation (NRF) and the Tshwane University of Technology.
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Sep 8, 2023 | theconversation.com | Marie Huchzermeyer |Amira Osman |Hannah le Roux |Margot Rubin |Matthew Wilhelm-Solomon |Mfaniseni Fana Sihlongonyane | +6 more
Marie Huchzermeyer is a board member of the NGO Planact and a member of SACPLAN (the South African Council of Planners). She received funding from the NRF up until 2019. From 2016-2025 she receives funding from DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service). Amira Osman receives funding from Amira Osman receives funding from The National Research Foundation (NRF) and the Tshwane University of Technology.
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Sep 6, 2023 | 
allafrica.com | Tanya Zack |Sarah Charlton
There has been much said about the failure of the City of Johannesburg to carry out its mandate with respect to basic health and safety conditions in the inner city, but far less about specifically what interventions are needed. Critical among these is to upgrade housing conditions, expand accommodation choices and increase housing supply, including for very poor people. This is a formidable task, requiring an evidence-based and tailored strategy.
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Sep 5, 2023 | 
dailymaverick.co.za | Tanya Zack |Sarah Charlton
STRATEGY FOR THE POOR OP-ED There has been much said about the failure of the City of Johannesburg to carry out its mandate with respect to basic health and safety conditions in the inner city, but far less about specifically what interventions are needed. Critical among these is to upgrade housing conditions, expand accommodation choices and increase housing supply, including for very poor people. This is a formidable task, requiring an evidence-based and tailored strategy.
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May 2, 2023 | 
rockefellerfoundation.org | Tanya Zack
Tanya Zack participated in the Bellagio residency program in 2014. During this residency, she worked on Wake Up, This Is JoBurg (Duke University Press, 2022). Tanya is a writer, researcher and planner, specializing in urban policy, regeneration, and sustainable development. She has worked locally and internationally as a development consultant for over 25 years. A few words with Tanya“I have always lived in Johannesburg.
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Mar 27, 2023 | 
timeslive.co.za | Tanya Zack
Tanya Zack is a visiting researcher at the University of the Witwatersrand 26 March 2023 - 00:01 Wake Up, This is Joburg (https://www.dukeupress.edu/wake-up-this-is-joburg) is a collaboration between photographer Mark Lewis and urban planner and writer Tanya Zack. Striking images and beautiful texts follow 10 stories the team discovered in urban Johannesburg. Each chapter captures many overlapping stories that come together around a character, a place or an activity.
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Mar 13, 2023 | 
bojuri.com | Tanya Zack
Wake Up, This is Joburg is a collaboration between photographer Mark Lewis and urban planner and writer Tanya Zack. Striking images and beautiful texts follow 10 stories the team discovered in urban Johannesburg, South Africa. Each chapter captures many overlapping stories that come together around a character, a place or an activity. The book is an ethnographic portrait of one of Africa’s most vibrant and intriguing cities. We asked for the stories behind six of its images.
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Mar 12, 2023 | 
graziadaily.co.za | Tanya Zack
Get up, This is Joburg’ is a cooperation in between digital photographer Mark Lewis and metropolitan coordinator and author Tanya Zack. Striking photos and stunning messages comply with 10 tales the group uncovered in metropolitan Johannesburg, South Africa. Each phase catches several overlapping tales that integrate around a personality, an area or a task. Guide is an ethnographic picture of among Africa’s many lively and fascinating cities. We requested the tales behind 6 of its pictures. 1.
