Conversations An Itinerant Soul Renowned Urbanist AbdouMaliq Simone's, work surfaces overlooked narratives. For our first issue, he spoke to Philosopher Achille Mbembe about his life, travels, work, and influences
Feature The Civil Engineer Akin Adesokan on the life of Herbert Macaulay a Nigerian politician, engineer, journalist and musician whose nous for political strategy and theatre awoke democracy in colonial Lagos Akin Adesokan
Intelligence From the editors Knowledge is empirical and accretive, plural not singular, a constellation of possibilities rather than a set of known variables The Editors
Intelligence Visible Interstices The difference between responding to the urban challenge with infrastructure and investing in the urban potential of India will get more complicated in future Jessica Seddon
Conversations Wonky Beats Musician Neo Muyanga, and DJ/Editor Ntone Edjabe’s Pan African Space Station is an experiment in music, writing and city mapping. They tell us how it all began. Tau Tavengwa
Intelligence Liquid University African universities and centres of learning will have to radically rethink their functioning to be relevant and effective in a period of urban change. Edgar Pieterse
Intelligence Urbanisation & the Transition to the Future A fragmented sense of urban belonging defines the South African urban psyche and cuts across different social and cultural groups Camaren Peter
Feature Ghetto to Gallery Situated at the southeastern edge of Cape Town’s inner city, Woodstock is an ethnically, religiously and financially diverse community. Gentrification is, however, changing the outlook for many of its long-time residents. Janine Stephen
Intelligence Unheard Voices Diepsloot has no local or community media covering its complex problems and aspirations Anton Harber
City Report Radio, Nigerian Style How a Pidgin English radio station in Lagos is connecting with residents Tolu Ogunlesi
Conversations Teaching for Tomorrow Edgar Pieterse speaks to Aromar Revi, the institute’s future-orientated director, about his revolutionary approach to curriculum and imagining what is possible. Edgar Pieterse
City Report In the slow lane Gauteng’s private motorists, road tolls, taxis and the hope of public transport Kim Gurney
Conversations Tangerine Dreams and Magic in the City The Tangier-based photographer Yto Barrada, winner of the talks Deutsche Guggenheim’s artist of the year award, talks to Negar Azimi about flea markets, representations of the Moroccan city and Club Med. Negar Azimi