In conversation with Gauteng Dept. of Sport, Arts, Culture & Recreation Geographical Names Committee on the politics of street renaming and its role on shaping public space & identity in Gauteng. gcro.ac.za/research/proje… #GCRO #PublicSpaces #Street #Renaming

🌄Gauteng City-Region Hinterland Visits🌄 Dr. Ngaka Mosiane, recently visited the Babelegi-Hammanskraal and Mabopane precincts—key sites shaping the future of the Gauteng City-Region. linkedin.com/pulse/gauteng-…

📰Place name changes likely to run foul of shaky political coalitions, especially at local level dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/20…

📍Using QoL 7 (2023/24) data, this #MapoftheMonth explores where households receiving social grants are concentrated in Gauteng. While 50% of respondents live in grant-receiving homes, spatial patterns reveal deep inequalities across the province. 🔗 gcro.ac.za/outputs/map-of…

🏙️ A two-year plan to tackle Johannesburg’s decline has been launched. But is it realistic? 🤔 theconversation.com/johannesburgs-… 💻 Philip Harrison and Lorena Nunez Carrasco, Wits University / Rashid Seedat and Graeme Gotz, GCRO #BusinessAndEconomy

[ON AIR] Johannesburg: A city in dire state. Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with Gauteng City Region Observatory Executive Director, Rashid Seed. #POWERTalk

“Water, electricity, roads – that’s where you start.” Rashid Seedat lays out a practical plan to stabilise Johannesburg on #HOTBusiness with Jeremy Maggs 👉 hot1027.co.za/business/hot-b… GCRO

🚨 REMINDER to join the Urban Knowledge Exchange Southern Africa Webinar: Urban Data Science in Practice today, 18 June 2025, from 3pm-5pm. CSIR 🇿🇦 GCRO Register here: bit.ly/3G3c01I

Textiles are the biggest source of microplastics, says GCRO researcher Dr Samiksha Singh. Time to rethink fast fashion. 🌍👕 #Microplastics #SustainableFashion #EcoConscious twyg.co.za/dr-samiksha-si…

🗣️NationalCoGTA 🇿🇦 is reviewing the 1998 Local Government White Paper & wants your input by 30 June 2025. To support this process, GCRO hosted a roundtable to: ✅ Discuss proposals & impact ✅ Explore city-regions in SA’s space economy 🔗Read More: gcro.ac.za/news-events/ne…

🚨 New from GCRO: The Municipal Benchmarking Report wraps up our #QoL7 (2023/24) Data Briefs series. It compares quality of life across Gauteng’s 9 municipalities—spotlighting trust, services, safety, inequality & more. 📊 Dive in: d3iy114y1zl2zq.cloudfront.net/media/document…

🚨 Gauteng municipalities are in crisis. Dr Claire Franklyn outlines 3 legal fixes in a new GCRO Provocation: 1️⃣ Governance reform 2️⃣ Section 139 3️⃣ Council dissolution 📘 Read more: gcro.ac.za/outputs/provoc…

📰📰📰 businesslive.co.za/fm/features/20… The Executive Director of the GCRO, Rashid Seedat, offers important insights on tackling the challenges faced by the city through the initiatives of the presidential working group.

🌍 GCRO recently brought together top urban scholars, global and local partners to advance collaborative urban research. From #Urban20 dialogues to field visits, we're co-producing knowledge that connects local realities with global insights. 🔗 More: gcro.ac.za/news-events/ne…

Join the Global Urban Theory Lab online course: Extended & Displaced Urbanisation. 📍 Learn from Gauteng City-Region (15M+ people) 🎓 Developed by @UCL & Wits University 🔍 Dive into urban theory from a South African lens More info below 👇futurelearn.com/courses/global…

🏛️ SA marks 30 years of democratic local govt. GCRO’s campaign—“Beyond Crisis, Towards Renewal”—reflects on municipal progress & the road ahead. 📆 Culminates in Nov 2025 symposium. 🔗 mailchi.mp/gtac.gov.za/gt… #LocalGovernment #GTAC #GCRO #Policy

Writers in Gauteng! GCRO is launching an Essay Competition 📝 Theme: The Coloured Community in Post-Apartheid Gauteng Submit essays, poems, stories or reflections (max 800 words) by 29 Aug 2025 🕒 🏆 Prizes up to R2000 + publication & vouchers! 🔗 form.jotform.com/251832645358059

🗞️ GCRO Newsletter Alert! Explore the latest insights shaping Gauteng’s future 📩 Read now: mailchi.mp/gcro.ac.za/new… #GCRO #UrbanResearch #Gauteng #DataDrivenPolicy

📻The Coloured Community In Post-Apartheid South Africa essay competition is open. Make sure to submit your entries by 26 September 2025!! omny.fm/shows/power-pe…