Nick is our senior researcher at Ndifuna Ukwazi. His work mainly focuses on urban policy, municipal governance, the use of public land and the delivery of affordable housing through both the state and the private sector. He believes that a fairer, more equitable and more just city is possible. Nick holds a Master’s in Urban…
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.
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,…
Lula is our legal intern. She holds an LLB (cum laude) from UCT. She is interested in the aspirational quality of law and its capacity to affect social and economic change.
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.
Lorenzo is a Political Organiser at NU. He is passionate about working with communities through building relationships, community facilitation and advocating for caring, people-centered housing solutions, policies and practices. He enjoys his role at NU because it gives him the opportunity to do important work that brings about real change for people in the inner-city.