Current Research Interests

My research interests include the urbanization process in sub-Saharan Africa with emphasis on the ways in which urban local governments collect, analyse and use locally generated data in order to make evidenced-based decisions to address the development challenges at local level. This may include but is not limited to demographic trends, urban land use dynamics and the nature of urban economy within the informal and formal spaces. Additionally I am interested in the role of sub-national government in  mitigating long-term development challenges which include HIV & AIDS and food security. Major themes  that currently feature on my research agenda include:

1. Defining Africa's Urban Agenda
2. Role of Local Government in Mitigating HIV & AIDS in the Urban Context
3. Vulnerability and Food Security in High HIV & AIDS Prevalence Urban Settings

Publications:

Marrengane, N. and B. Mehta. 2008. Implementation Completion and Results Report  (IBRD-

71460) for  A Municipal Financial Management Technical Assistance Project. World Bank: Washington, DC.

Berrisford, S. D. DeGroot, M. Kihato, N. Marrengane, Z. Mhlanga and R. Van Den Brink.

2008. In Search of Land and Housing in the New South Africa: The Case of

Ethembalethu. World Bank Working Paper No. 130. World Bank: Washington DC.

Marrengane, C.N. 2004. Book Review African Journal of AIDS Research. Vol. 3 (1).

Marrengane, C.N. 2004. "HIV/AIDS and South African Municipalities." SafAIDS News. Vol. 10 No. 2.

Kelly, K.  and C.N. Marrengane. 2004South African Cities and HIV/AIDS: Challenges and

Opportunities.. South African Cities Network: Johannesburg.