Blog – Page 7

Zimasa Mpemnyama: Reporting on local government elections – A call for “listening journalism”

Click on the link below to read an insightful OPINION piece by Zimasa Mpemnyama, an intern at Afesis-corplan. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2020-07-22-reporting-on-local-government-elections-a-call-for-listening-journalism/#gsc.tab=0

Disaster preparedness of municipalities in the face of Coronavirus

South Africa is declared a national state of disaster. New cases of the coronavirus are being reported daily throughout the world and South Africa is no exception. The number of...

Afesis-corplan submits comment on national Spatial Development Framework (NSDF)

Afesis-corplan, in its submission to the draft national Spatial Development Framework (NSDF) of South Africa (see copy of submission here), calls for the NSDF to specifically recognize that informal settlements...

Transformer Volume 20 Number 2 Article: Linking incremental settlement development and job creation

Transformer Article: Linking incremental settlement development and job creation Ronald Eglin A shift from a housing approach that focuses on the provision of an RDP house, to one that focuses...

Expropriation of Land without Compensation – Constitutional Amendments

The public had until the end of January 2020 to comment on the “Constitution Eighteenth Amendment Bill” that makes it explicit that “where land and any improvements thereon are expropriated for the...

Land Expropriation Without Compensation and Land Speculation

The public has until end of January 2020 to comment on the “Constitution Eighteenth Amendment Bill" that makes it explicit that “where land and any improvements thereon are expropriated for...

Citizen-based Monitoring of Frontline Service Delivery Revised Toolkit for Freedom House South Africa

Afesis-corplan are proud to have revised the toolkit for Freedom House South Africa, titled: Citizen-based Monitoring of Frontline Service Delivery Toolkit. This toolkit was originally developed in 2017 with an...

Radio Interview on Municipal Budgeting

[Audio] Afesis-corplan local governance programme officer Lindokuhle Vellem spoke to Alfred Nzo FM on Sunday October 20, 2019 on issues relating to municipal budget processes. https://youtu.be/ZeSOZ6Q0WQg

Illegal electricity connections in Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, can we blame communities? by Qhamani Neza...

Municipal planning processes continue to limit informal settlement dwellers from accessing electricity legally, writes Programme Officer, Qhamani Tshazi. To view the article click here. #UpgradeInformalSettlementsNow

Annual Report 2018

Afesis-corplan is proud to present it's Annual Report for 2018. Click here to view the PDF.