Afesis-corplan is collating information on Covid-19 as it relates to local governance and sustainable human settlements.
General information on Covid-19
- Government’s main Covid-19 portal www.sacoronavirus.co.za
- Community Constituency Covid-19 front: An advisory body established to facilitate civil society response to Covid-19
| IMPORTANT CONTACT DETAILS | |
| Coronavirus hotline | 0800 029 999 |
| Domestic violence | 0800 150 150 |
| Childline | 0800 055 555 |
| Lifeline | 0861 322 322 |
| Suicide helpline | 0800 567 567 |
| Persons with disability SMS ‘help’ to 31531 | 31531 |
| SAPS emergency services | 10111 |
| Crime stop | 08600 10111 |
| SASSA call centre | 0800 601 011 |
| Alcoholics Anonymous | 0861 435 722 |
| The Warrior Project (domestic abuse and gender-based violence) | 08600 333 353 |
| A Black Women Caucus helpline | 068 013 7551 |
| Legal resource centre | 011 038 9709 |
| National Water and Sanitation Covid-19 hotline | 0800 200 200 |
Local Government and Covid-19
- Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs – Covid-19 page
- Disaster preparedness of municipalities in the face of Coronavirus: Article by Afesis-corplan staff – May 2020
Human Settlements and Covid-19
- UN Habitat – Covid-19 campaign
- NGO submission to national Department of Human Settlements on Covid-19 and de-densification where Afesis-corplan and other NGOs warned government against prioritising de-densification as a priority short term response to Covid-19 and proposed a more phased response
- #Asivikelane video Episode 1: explains the Asivikelane campaign.
- Monitoring service delivery in South Africa during Covid-19: Provides results from the Asikikelane campaign.
- Follow #Asivikelane on Twitter [@ibp_sa] and like their page on Facebook.
- Covid-19 responses: resources for informal settlements and homelessness – a collection of articles curated by Urban Knowledge Exchange Southern Africa (uKSA).
Contact us if you have any Covid-19 related information you would like us to share.