Operations Manager
Buhle is our head of political organising. He is the former deputy chairperson of Equal Education, and is completing a BA in Education with a focus in engineering, graphics, design and isiXhosa. He is interested in building solidarity across land and housing struggles to advance urban land justice in Cape Town.
Nozi is a researcher at Ndifuna Ukwazi. She holds a Master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning and has a special interest in both rural and urban planning, feminist planning and spatially just South Africa.
Jens is our researcher. He holds a Master’s degree in Urban Planning and has worked in the planning, human settlements policy and design fields. He is passionate about bottom-up processes of community engagement, so that planning and urban governance not only empowers and learns from citizens but responds to their agency in demanding and asserting…
Zami is our researcher. His work is mainly invested in transformation and creating sustainable communities. He holds a degree and honorary degree in housing and development studies majoring in policy development, analysis, research, variation of development models and alternative strategies for addressing the prevailing development and environmental problems. His interest is in the project planning,…
Yusrah is a communications specialist with a background in the arts and culture sector. She is currently pursuing her LLB in addition to her Honours degree in Dramatic Arts from the University of Cape Town.
Zach is our Communications and Media Officer. He is passionate about multimedia communications and believes in building solidarity among communities through the power of storytelling. He holds a BA in Journalism and a certificate in Photojournalism and Documentary Photography.
Phumeza is our office keeper.
Caitlin is an attorney in our law centre. She holds an LLB and a Bachelor of Social Science from UCT with distinction. She has a passion for social justice, in particular, access to affordable housing and creating more inclusive cities. She believes the law can be used as a tool to drive social change.
Dr. Cogger is an attorney in our law centre. He specialises in constitutional property law and human rights litigation. He holds a PhD from the University of Cape Town, which explores the constitutional commitment towards redistribution in the private law of succession.