Projects List

An LED framework for Mogalakwena Local Municipality built on a maturity assessment, capability training for decision-makers, and Participatory Appraisal of Competitive Advantage — laying the foundation for the municipality's LED strategy.

A five-year Integrated Human Settlement Plan for Mogalakwena Local Municipality, informed by an in-depth database of all 111 identified settlements across mining, traditional authority and informal settlement areas.

A SPLUMA-compliant Spatial Development Framework for Mogalakwena Local Municipality, restructuring a sprawling, mining-disrupted settlement pattern around defined nodes, routes and seven character areas.

A precinct plan to develop Panfontein/Greater Bantu Bonke in Midvaal into a self-sustainable agri-village, proposing township establishment for up to 500 dwelling units and a new agri-village overlay zone.

A precinct plan for the approximately 1 050 ha Henley on Klip area between Sedibeng and Midvaal, balancing the village's rural, Victorian-feel character with development pressure from the R59 corridor.

A precinct plan for the 920 ha Waterval precinct on the R59 corridor, one of seven precincts Cadre Plan planned for DALRRD in the Sedibeng District Municipality.

A provincial policy framework to unlock rehabilitated mining land across the Gauteng mining belt, a sector employing more than 112 000 people directly and affecting an estimated 3.4 million dependents.

A social housing rental strategy and implementation plan for Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, sponsored by the Social Housing Regulatory Authority, targeting households earning between R1 850 and R22 000 per month.

A province-wide CBD revitalisation strategy for Gauteng COGTA, built on detailed profiling of ten pilot CBDs and a five-principle "A-E" approach that shifts revitalisation from documents to delivery.

An implementation-focused extension of the Gauteng CBD revitalisation work to ten additional CBDs, using the PLACE Process to build partnership platforms between municipalities, businesses, traders and communities.

Site clearance, rezoning and subdivision for a new magistrate's office in Jericho, Madibeng Local Municipality, where the court currently operates from SAPS premises.

Site clearance and consolidation of three erven totalling about 6 690 m² for a new magistrate's building in Macquassie Hills, ending residents' travel to the Wolmaranstad Magistrate Court.

Site clearance, written consent and subdivision for a new magistrate's office at Manamela in Moses Kotane Local Municipality, carving a 1 ha development site from a ±1 500 ha farm.

Site clearance and an approved subdivision for a new magistrate's office on a ±7 500 m² site adjacent to the Stella Private Hospital in Naledi Local Municipality.

An implementation programme, investment plan and commercialisation proposals to regenerate the Meyerton CBD, sponsored by the National Treasury and anchored in a proposed City Improvement District.

National research for SALGA on urban land release and acquisition strategies, giving municipalities practical tools to drive spatial transformation and inclusive economic growth.

An urban design framework for the "Heart" of the Seshego Urban Hub in Polokwane, a National Treasury-sponsored investment area 15 minutes from the Polokwane CBD.

An implementable investment plan for Thembalethu's gateway node, translating spatial proposals into priority projects on close to 10,5 ha of developable land.

A precinct plan for Thembalethu's gateway node that plans with informality rather than against it, protecting trading livelihoods and pedestrian space along Nelson Mandela Boulevard.

A cost-benefit analysis and leasing model showing the George Local Municipality a projected return of approximately 1 584 % — nearly 16 times the initial investment — over a 30-year lease of municipal land.

An independent feasibility assessment of the 2014 Doornkuil Rural Precinct Plan in the Sedibeng District, testing nine proposed projects against a 2020 perspective.

A feasibility study of the 2014 Langzeekoegat Rural Precinct Plan, testing an agri-village vision for a remote land redistribution area in the Sedibeng District.

A national evaluation for the SHRA of whether Restructuring Zones work as a spatial restructuring tool, covering 73 gazetted zones and GIS analysis of 39 zones across 8 municipalities.

A feasibility assessment of 12 candidate sites for the proposed Gauteng City Region Planning House, recommending the Carlton Centre as the most viable location.

A national conceptual framework for SALGA enabling municipalities to plan Integrated Development Plans around functional regional economies rather than administrative boundaries.

Advisory work for SALGA on embedding regionalism in Integrated Development Planning, drawing on the full landscape of 278 South African municipalities and two district case studies.

A national land banking strategy guiding the Housing Development Agency on identifying, acquiring, holding and developing land for future affordable human settlements.

A national-level rapid appraisal of four human settlements regulators, commissioned to improve delivery against a housing backlog of about 2.4 million houses. The steering committee approved the final report for publication across the sector.

A national governance framework to standardise how Rental Housing Tribunals operate across all nine provinces, covering appointments, remuneration, funding, reporting and the establishment of Rental Housing Information Offices.

Research and management guidelines for temporary emergency accommodation in Johannesburg's Inner City, where some 92 000 households lived in 2011 and 89% were renting.

A municipality-wide land audit covering 44 357 land parcels and 142 975 identified buildings, quantifying eight revenue leakages and delivering a verified, defensible property base for KwaDukuza Local Municipality.

A full review and redevelopment of Thabazimbi Local Municipality's outdated LED strategy under the Anglo American Municipal Capability and Partnership Programme, defining 5 priority sectors and 15 key interventions.

An urban transformation strategy for Blantyre, Malawi's commercial and industrial hub, where over 65% of residents live in informal settlements — commissioned under World Bank sponsorship for Malawi's National Planning Commission.

A Capital Expenditure Framework testing the spatial alignment of Mogalakwena's three-year capital budget against its draft Spatial Development Framework, with the largest single project valued at R83 333 000.

A five-year spatial development framework (2022–2027) giving Midvaal a clear, implementable structure for sustainable and inclusive growth.

Appointed by the World Bank, Cadre developed the urban diagnostics, strategy and action plan to make Malawi's capital more productive, connected and climate-resilient.

A precinct plan positioning 3 000 hectares in Sedibeng as the centre of an agri-hub, anchored by a milling plant and a future railway hub.

A SPLUMA-compliant land use scheme covering 129 551 land parcels — including the first informal cadastre bringing 90 445 unregistered parcels into the planning system.

A full audit of municipally-owned land, producing an electronic database of 3 081 properties and a refined land use classification system.

A district-wide audit classifying every one of 240 756 land parcels across 508 708 hectares — a complete land use picture for three local municipalities.

Multi-instrument planning support to Mogalakwena under the CSIR's Municipal Capacity Partnership Programme — spanning the SDF, human settlement planning, LED and IDP advisory.

The recommendation report commissioned to shape South Africa's first National Inclusionary Housing Policy.

Commissioned research into what the pandemic exposed about planning in Gauteng — and what must change in policy, capacity and disaster readiness.

A precinct plan restructuring 410 hectares west of the Meyerton CBD around walkability, connectivity and four formal development nodes.

Evidence-based upgrading plans for informal settlements across three Limpopo municipalities, each assessed against five categories to determine the right upgrading path.

A comprehensive SDF for a rural North West municipality of 124 000 people, structured around ten focus points for spatial intervention.

An SDF for one of the North West's most rural municipalities, centred on rural revitalisation, mining beneficiation and sustainable settlement growth.

A realistic, implementation-focused SDF built on nine spatial strategies for a municipality at the agricultural heart of the North West.

A district-wide audit of 174 063 land parcels across 408 980 hectares, exposing where actual land use diverges from the schemes that govern it.

A precinct plan for Devon/Impumelelo linking agro-processing, corridor upgrading and residential extension into one investment framework for a struggling rural town.

A tailor-made improvement district model for Thembalethu, George, that replaces the traditional levy-funded CID with a self-funding entity drawing on multiple income streams.