Future Cities Africa podcast

Garsen Naidoo is GM at Cisco Sub-Saharan Africa. We explore the various impacts of the pandemic, how technology can be used as an enabler to inclusive economic recovery, Smart Cities, IoT in Africa, main lessons taken from 2020 and how cities might change over the next 5 years.

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Ben Bradlow is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University. We dive deep into an article from his dissertation project called: Weapons of the Strong: Elite Resistance and the Neo-Apartheid City.

This episode dives into: • His larger book project that compares Johannesburg and São Paulo. • Summary and key takeaways from the article and his dissertation project. • What is meant by "Weapons of the Strong". • Why Johannesburg was chosen for this enquiry. • How private property developers and neighborhood associations demonstrate tactics of elite resistance. • Strategies used by "The Strong" to undermine the transformative capacities of the local state: "ring-fencing" and "venue-shopping." • Potential solutions

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Danga Mughogho is Programme Manager for Well Governed Cities at South African Cities Network.

We explore the State of City Finances 2020 report, impacts of the pandemic on city finances, trends in the affordability of municipal bills, lessons from the report, and implications for municipal finance in the future.

This episode is brought to you in partnership with South African Cities Network (SACN).

Website: https://futurecitiesafrica.com/all-future-cities-africa-podcasts.php Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FutureCitiesAfrica

Edwin Diender is Chief Digital Transformation Officer for the Enterprise Business Group at Huawei Technologies.

We explore digital transformation, Smart Cities, Connected & Intelligent Cities, Artificial Intelligence, 5G, bridging the digital divide and how cities may change over the next 5 years.

Website: https://futurecitiesafrica.com/all-future-cities-africa-podcasts.php  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FutureCitiesAfrica 

Tshepo Kgobe is Chief Operating Officer at ‎Gautrain Management Agency.

We explore the impacts of the pandemic on Gautrain, their plans for recovery and future expansion, the future of public transport, lessons from 2020 and how Gautrain will integrate with other modes of transport.

Website: https://futurecitiesafrica.com/all-future-cities-africa-podcasts.php  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FutureCitiesAfrica 

Luke Boyle is a Researcher at the Urban Real Estate Research Unit at the University of Cape Town. We explore Africa’s smart city narrative, the role of technology, financing future cities, the role of open data, socioeconomic development and how cities may change over the next 5 years.

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Kayla Hanna Brown is Project Manager for Built Environment at South African Cities Network. We explore the impacts of the pandemic on the built environment, how different Cities responded, fast tracking spatial transformation, technology and innovation, and main lessons taken from 2020.

This episode is brought to you in partnership with South African Cities Network.

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Dion Chang is the Founder of Flux Trends. He’s a business strategist, trends columnist and professional cage rattler. We explore trends in the circular economy, case studies, the sharing economy, Generation Z, the great real estate reshuffle, urban migration and the future of work.

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Liteboho Makhele is Programme Manager for Sustainable Cities at South African Cities Network. We explore the current state of climate change interventions, key sustainability projects, the biggest challenge to climate change adaptation, the circular economy and the main lessons taken from 2020.

This episode is brought to you in partnership with South African Cities Network.

Website: https://futurecitiesafrica.com/series/1/lessons-from-the-pandemic  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FutureCitiesAfrica 

Nomfundo Faith Dlamini is Programme Manager for Productive Cities at South African Cities Network. We explore various economic impacts on our cities and towns, key ingredients and steps to economic recovery and the main lessons taken from 2020 and how to use them going forward.

This episode is brought to you in partnership with South African Cities Network.

About the Future Cities Africa and South African Cities Network Partnership: 2020 has fundamentally changed the context in which South African municipalities govern and provide services. Future Cities Africa has partnered with South African Cities Network on a series of 4 episodes that look at how cities have fared during the pandemic and what fundamental lessons have been learned. We cover: Economic recovery, Climate Change, Governance & Municipal Finance and Built Environment

Show notes: https://futurecitiesafrica.com/discussions/economic-recovery-lesson-from-the-pandemic-series.php Website: https://futurecitiesafrica.com  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FutureCitiesAfrica