An infographic produced as part of the Cape Town Central City Low-Carbon Development Strategy, indicating energy and emissions status quo and potential future scenarios. (Sustainable Energy Africa and Cape Town Partnership, 2014)

An article on City of Joburg’s Rea Vaya Bus Rapid Transit system. (Rea Vaya, 2014)

A letter from national Human Settlements that indicates subsidy increases specifically for inclusion of the SANS energy efficiency regulations.

This resource document on sustainable energy in South Africa provides a context for energy and urbanization situation in South Africa, and explores the status of planning and implementation of sustainable energy options in urban areas. The aim is to inform the way forward for sustainable energy transitions at local government level. (SEA, 2014)

This paper critically engages the role that the minibus taxi industry plays in the South African economy. In so doing, it also considers a rethinking of the formalisation process, which has, to a large extent, been seen as a top-down process, not considering the industry in its totality. (Fobosi, S. from Consultancy Africa Intelligence, 2013)

This StatsSA release is an update on the 2003 survey. (StatSA, 2013)

A review of South African research and other literature relating to municipal planning, policy and implementation challenges of sustainable transport, public transport and mobility in general. (South African Cities Network, 2013)

This 2013 paper by the CSIR investigated current factors influencing choice of mode as well as factors influencing the choice to shift from one mode to another. The study was conducted in all nine provinces and public participation from high, medium and low income participants from rural, urban and metropolitan areas were sought. (CSIR, 2013)

This 2013 paper by P. Grey and R. Behrens from the Energy Research Centre (UCT) reports the findings of a research project which undertook to: investigate the potential for underutilisation of the BRT system’s capacity in the short-medium term; and assess the importance of complimentary transport interventions to increase ridership on, and supporting land use interventions to accelerate and incentivise an appropriate land use response to, the MyCiTi Phase 1a system. (Grey & Behrens, 2013)

This 2013 paper by the Department of Transport, Safiri and the University of Venda seeks to showcase and assess the work of the Department of Transport with regards to non-motorized transport, to determine gaps in the current approach in terms of type and intensity of intervention options as a baseline for crafting a more robust implementation framework. (Dept, of Transport, SAFIRI & University of Venda, 2013)