2 episodes
Just Transport Podcast Ofentse Mokwena
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If it is not about traffic congestion, or accidents, conversations about transport issues are scarce. Sessions with people behind and ahead of transport decisions between Africa and the world could fill this gap. As a transport economist in early stages of his career, Ofentse Mokwena talks with people in transport. From experts, practitioners, and creatives to activists he searches for harmonies between sometimes conflicting issues. Learning how various players reflect on making transport happen and archiving their efforts is a journey beyond the textbook worth joining.
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#10 Transport creates informal work opportunities worth streamlining
Young people account for 60% of the national unemployment rate! Instead of loitering our streets, an undocumented number of young people all over South Africa have taken to the transport sector for a living—but more could be done.
In our neighbourhoods, we see boys run newspaper stacks, buckets of juice, and biscuits between the dotted lines; others bend their fingers to hang toys, cell phone accessories, fruits, vegetables and other items at intersections.
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#9 Space, people and place with Nobukhosi Ngwenya
“A child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth.”
In today’s episode we take a deep dive into the premise of transport planning: the trip generators and attractors, households, commerce and industry. We can not help but reflect on the multidisciplinary nature required to confront, develop and reform informal housing to human settlements. This sentiment is continental. In some areas more acute than others. Our guest today, Nobukhosi Ngwenya, takes us through these complexities, for us novices in this housing to human settlements trajectory.