Honorary Research Associate, University of Cape Town
Gordon was until recently Professor and Deputy Director in the African Centre for Cities at the University of Cape Town. He is a Fellow of the Society of South African Geographers, and of the Royal Historical Society.
Nairobi's airports -- windows on Kenya's colonial past and top-down planning
Feb 02, 2021 13:19 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Airport histories can be surprising. Changes to airport names may conceal stretches of their past. Thus, the colonial roots of two of Nairobis three airports are opaque. Each of the three has taken a turn as the prime...
China has taken a different route to involvement in African aviation
Sep 02, 2019 23:21 pm UTC| Insights & Views
China has been a latecomer to African aviation. Even though Ethiopian Airlines started flying to China in November 1973, there were few other air links between Africa and China for 30 years. The involvement of former...
There’s an extra $1 billion on the table for NT schools. This could change lives if spent well