Ayanda Mnyandu speaks about how his skate tours in inner-city Joburg challenge negative perceptions of the city, his engagement with street culture, and he reflects on recent collaborations with architects. Mnyandu also shares insights from his time working at Skateistan, a global NGO that uses skateboarding as a tool for youth development.

Mentioned in this episode:
City Skate Tours
Chris Joslin Skateboarding 360 flip
Structures exhibition at JCAF
Matri-Archi(tecture)
IN-FORM-ALL Collaboration between Matri-Archi(tecture) and Ayanda Mnyandu
Skateistan NGO
Skating for girls in Afghanistan
‘People as Infrastructure’ by AbdouMaliq Simone
‘The Sound of Skateboarding – Tony Hawk’

To find out more about Ayanda’s work, visit the City Skate Tours website or follow him on Instagram.

Music for the JCAF Knowledge Talks podcastwas commissioned by JCAF.
‘INGWENYA’, performed by the Afrikan FreedomPrinciple, led by Mandla Mlangeni, © MM Publishing.

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