Andrew Boraine

Designing better sanitation services in informal settlements: Cape Town’s R138m Special Jobs Creation Programme has real potential to add impetus

Andrew — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:23:09 +0000

Cape Town is currently bidding for the title of World Design Capital 2014, to be announced on 26 October. Cape Town’s bid has focused on making design relevant for citizens and communities.

One of the key design challenges facing us as a city is providing decent and safe sanitation services …

Stop the Secrecy Bill: Pictures from Right2Know march, Cape Town, 17 September

Andrew — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 20:54:17 +0000

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Looking for Africa

Andrew — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 19:46:37 +0000

Today’s ‘trending cloud’ (topics most commented on) in The Economist just about sums up the persistent global marginalisation of Africa and the global South…

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The ABC of the EDA in Cape Town and the Western Cape

Andrew — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:12:55 +0000

Today, the Western Cape Provincial Cabinet approved the establishment of a new Economic Development Agency (EDA) for the region. The EDA as a formal corporate entity is due to be launched by end March 2012.

While many of the organisational and operational details are still to be worked out, here is a …

Who will lead the economic inclusion agenda when working class leaders abandon that role through ill-disciplined actions?

Andrew — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:06:55 +0000

Economic development involves at least three distinctive clusters of activity – growth, development and inclusion. These need to be integrated into a single development framework: its not not ‘either/ or’, all are needed.

Our regional economic strategy needs to take the growth agenda more seriously. This is why the EDA …

Going up: Cape Town’s tallest building since 1993 represents more than a property development

Andrew — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 19:32:03 +0000

The new Portside development in Cape Town’s CBD was launched last week by Old Mutual and FirstRand Bank. While there has been quite a bit of focus on the architectural design of the building itself, including the fact that it is the first new tall building in Cape Town since …

Introducing the new Cape Economic Development Agency

Andrew — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 10:57:51 +0000

This article by Murray Williams, which appeared today in the Cape Argus (09 August 2011), gives a nice overview of what the proposed new Cape Economic Development Agency will do. The final details still need to be signed off by Provincial Government and the City of Cape Town over the …

Designing a fairer future – why Cape Town is bidding for World Design Capital 2014

Andrew — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:16:13 +0000

I can now understand that Twitter was invented for people who start writing a blog and then run out of time to keep them going. I have just spent a whirlwind three days with the World Design Capital 2014 evaluation team. At the same time, the Western Cape Economic Development Agency (EDA) …

Paradise Road: An inspiring story about Zimbabweans in Cape Town

Andrew — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 19:34:52 +0000

Paradise Road: An inspiring story about Zimbabweans in Cape Town by Anton Crone…

Five reasons why making the World Design Capital 2014 shortlist is a good thing for Cape Town

Andrew — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:17:15 +0000

Congratulations to the cities of Dublin and Bilbao for making the World Design City 2014 shortlist with Cape Town. We are in good company, and look forward to a friendly contest.

There are five reasons why making the shortlist is good for Cape Town, regardless of the final outcome in October:

Power …