Prof Amira Osman, South African Research Chair in Spatial Transformation and prof in Architecture at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), is leading a project to introduce special pathways for bicycles in Zanzibar, especially in the Stone Town area. The need to have more cyclists to reduce congestion of vehicles and traffic jams, will also be addressed. In her opening address at a workshop held at the Maru Maru hotel, she explained the importance of the Zanzibar cycling infrastructure project to contribute to ongoing conversations about African cities in particular, and cities of the global south in general.