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BC Gildenhuys & Associates bags international award for City Planning – First South African recipient
BC Gildenhuys & Associates and the City Planning Department of the City of Ekurhuleni are proud to announce that we were awarded the Commonwealth Association
Constricting policies and legislation to blame for poor spatial development
“The field of professional and innovative urban development is in dire danger of disappearing, but not because of a lack of qualified town planners as
Access to services exposes the deep-seated problems in local government – BC Gildenhuys & Associates reacts to GHS
The StatsSA 2021 General Household Survey (GHS) released today, confirms the investment in inappropriate services by municipalities over the last two decades. The GHS provides
Financial reports won’t save local government crisis, warns town and regional planners.
It is unclear whether South Africa has the will or guts to confront issues contributing to the deteriorating finances of local government in the country.
Financial reports won’t save local government crisis, warns town and regional planners
All the major media and even some political parties in the country published the dire findings of Ratings Afrika’s latest Municipal Financial Sustainability Index covering
Structural issues in municipalities stand in the way of sustainable service delivery
This afternoon, Deputy President David Mabuza tried to explain to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) how he assists the president in implementing rapid response
Town and Regional Planning in South Africa – inconsequential and a waste of money?
The extent to which urban planning has degenerated into a more or less meaningless self-centred humdrum with little or no impact on the future of
Cut municipalities from central and provincial government, BCGA reacts to president’s SALGA address
Though it is still shocking to hear 64 of South Africa’s municipalities are considered dysfunctional – only 5% of the country’s municipalities are financially stable
Census 2022 – The actual State of the Nation
The Census 2022 is even more important than the presidential State of the Nation speech. This is because the Census, in fact, reflects the nation’s