Tania Rossouw

Over time, Alexandra has absorbed multiple layers of transformation: from early freehold homes to waves of informal construction, RDP housing interventions, and contemporary extensions. The result is a palimpsest of spatial forms that record histories of dispossession, resistance, and reinvention. Importantly, Alexandra functions as a laboratory of urban experimentation, where residents continually negotiate density, land use, and inhabitation in ways that defy conventional planning categories.