Over the past five years or so the development and rejuvenation successes of South Africa’s inner cities have been hotly debated. After Trevor Manuel’s 2002 announcement of the creation of Urban Development Zones, various cities started trying to clean up their act

High level recognition of the critical need for entry level homes is manifesting in the regeneration of some of the country’s inner cities, and nowhere is this more apparent than in the City of Johannesburg, says Mike Bester, CEO of Realty 1 International Property Group