Articles for Noah Schermbrucker
Expanded Public Works Programme could play an important role in upgrading informal settlements
Workers recruited in informal settlements are well placed to manage the process
Opinion | 19 June 2024
Government needs to innovate if it hopes to address the housing crisis
NGOs could play a vital role as intermediaries
Opinion | 30 August 2023
There’s a way to sort out lighting in informal settlements
Solar powered public lights are better than high-mast lights, collaborative Cape Town project suggests
Opinion | 23 June 2023
Western Cape has tried a new approach to housing. It’s bearing fruit
The programme accepts that informal settlements are a major part of our cities
Opinion | 13 January 2023
Major shift in housing policy is an opportunity for civil society
We need a comprehensive approach to site and service schemes
By Noah Schermbrucker, Mirjam van Donk and Jens Horber
Opinion | 14 April 2022
We won’t fix development until we fix our municipalities
Citizens have been reduced to passive beneficiaries of state assistance which often never arrives
Opinion | 30 July 2020
Small towns are missing the chance to change apartheid’s geography
With political will, it can be done
By Noah Schermbrucker and Olwethu Jack
Opinion | 8 November 2019
Hundreds of thousands of homeowners do not have title deeds
Here are the consequences of this, and what we need to do about it
By Noah Schermbrucker, Victoria Mdzanga and Christine Botha
Analysis | 6 June 2017
Building rules and regulations work against Cape Town’s poor
We must challenge planning and land use management if we want a more equal city
Opinion | 1 February 2017