Planning For Chaos: Urban regeneration and the struggle to formalise trolley-Pushing Activity in downtown Johannesburg.

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This article was originally published in the African Cities Reader I. A creation of Chimurenga and the African Centre for Cities: https://chimurengachronic.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/African-Cities-Reader-I-Online-high-res.pdf By Ismail Farouk Joubert Park presents a particular context of the Johannesburg inner city in decline. situated centrally in the downtown area, Joubert Park boasts two large taxi interchanges and a tightly locked …

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Sylt Quelle Cultural Award of Sourthern Africa

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In 2008, I received the inaugural Sylt Quelle Cultural Award for Southern Africa, presented by kunst:raum sylt quelle in partnership with the Goethe-Institut Johannesburg. The award recognised my Johannesburg Trolley Pusher Formalisation Project, which addressed the precarious labour of inner-city trolley pushers who transport goods between Johannesburg’s taxi ranks: http://www.jozi-artlab.co.za/en/sylt_quelle_cultural_award/award.php.html