The ACC welcomes 5 new staff members who have recently joined the organisation. Godfrey Tawodzera joins our Food Security program; Anton Cartwright is the new Climate Change Citylab Cordinator; Prestige Makanga, after recently completing his Masters Degree studies under Julian Smit, continues his work with the Cape Urban Observatory. Two additional members, Henrich Ernstson and Lucy Earle join us for a two year period from the London School of Economics and the Stockholm Resiliance Centre respectively and will be carrying out various pieces of research under the auspices of the African Centre for Cities.