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#OurVoteMatters: The ‘Why’ of Voting

As part of its agency building and strengthening of constitutionalism and democracy work, Afesis-corplan developed this pocket guide to respond specifically to the questions "why must we vote?" and “what...

Learning Brief #14: From re-blocking to pre-blocking

There is growing interest within government and the country around the concept of re-blocking. Re-blocking is the process whereby communities who have occupied land work with government and others to...

Ronald Eglin: Sisulu’s new plan for informal settlements and formal housing a welcome break with...

Read the OPINION piece (link below) by Ronald Eglin, Specialist: Sustainable Settlements at Afesis-corplan. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2020-12-08-sisulus-new-plan-for-informal-settlements-and-formal-housing-a-welcome-break-with-the-past/

Civil Society Response to the Auditor-General’s 2018/19 Report

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Afesis-corplan comments on BCMM SDF

Afesis-corplan submitted comments on the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality’s (BCMM) draft Spatial Development Framework (SDF) which was gazetted on 14 September 2020. Find a copy of Afesis-corplan’s submission here. You...

Norms and standards for taps and toilets in informal settlements

Do you want to know how many new COMMUNAL TAPS and TOILETS you can ask for in your informal settlement or village? The South African Bill of Rights says that...

Click on the link below to read an OPINION piece by Nontando Ngamlana, the Executive Director at Afesis-corplan.

https://www.news24.com/news24/columnists/guestcolumn/opinion-local-government-similarly-to-soes-are-like-badly-behaved-stepchildren-20200912

Sifuna Amanzi (We Need Water)

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Annual Report 2019

Afesis-corplan is proud to present its Annual Report for 2019. Or view the 2019 Annual Report on the website ISSUU.

Qhamani Neza Tshazi: Approach to redressing spatial inequity flawed

Click on the link below to read an OPINION piece by Qhamani Tshazi, a Programme Officer for Sustainable Settlements at Afesis-corplan. https://mg.co.za/opinion/2020-08-19-why-a-blanket-approach-to-redressing-spatial-inequity-is-flawed/