Community-Led Upgrading of Informal Settlements and its Role in Reducing Post-Apartheid Spatial Inequality: A Study of Manenberg and Phola Park, Cape Town Part 2 Dissertation 2024 Ameer Kotze De Montfort University | UK In Cape Town’s periphery, there exists remnants of spatial inequality left from Apartheid. This dissertation looks at spatial inequality, at a small scale, in Cape Town’s periphery and questions current approaches to mending this inequality through an architecture lens.This dissertation showcases architectural and urban concepts, along with perspectives on spatial inequality, that persist in post-apartheid Cape Town. Furthermore, critiquing practice and theory related to current solutions that address spatial inequality, both governmental and autonomous. Additionally, analysing adjacent neighbourhoods, in Cape Town’s periphery, to evaluate the extent of spatial inequality and assess how effective an informal settlement upgrading project could theoretically mitigate this inequality.This paper puts forward the question of what happens to the spatial inequality after the upgrading process. What are the next steps to further dispel the spatial inequality left from Apartheid. Ameer Kotze Tutor(s) Alona Martinez Perez