Edging towards Site and Services
by Ronald Eglin Numerous speakers and participants at the National Department of Human Settlements summit in Gauteng from 21-22 September 2017, attended by Ronald Eglin, indicated a growing appetite, both...
Nuclear energy – do we need it?
by Ronald Eglin “The nuclear energy debate is hotting up in South Africa” participants were told at a nuclear energy conference in East London on 13 September 2017. The conference...
Mega /catalytic projects
The national department of Human Settlements needs to be very cautious in how it implements its ‘mega/ catalytic’ housing project programme. Professor Philip Harrison from the University of Witwatersrand concluded,...
Planning4informality
“One in five urban South Africans live in undignified conditions.” On 17 August 2017 Isandla Institute launched a planning for informality app that can be used by the public to find...
Citizen-based Monitoring of Frontline Service Delivery Toolkit for Freedom House South Africa
Afesis-corplan are very proud to have developed a toolkit for Freedom House South Africa, titled: Citizen-based Monitoring of Frontline Service Delivery Toolkit. This toolkit was developed with an aim of...
How can local government councillors interact with and represent their constituents better?
On 5 July 2017 Sibulele Poswayo and Ronald Eglin met with Gabriel Nahmias a researcher involved in the South African Councillor Panel Study. The research project aims to better understand...
Strategic Plan Handbook 2017
Afesis-corplan, having worked on local governance and housing development issues for more than 20 years is one of the organizations that offers a wealth of knowledge and expertise that could...
Responding to Eviction and Displacement
About 35 participants from local and international NGO’s met under the theme “forced evictions and urban displacement” in Soweto between 17-20 July 2017 to learn more about local experiences in...
Learning Brief #7: Land acquisition and development for human settlement
As a country we need to prioritise the acquisition and development of land for settlement purposes if we are to make any impact on the demand for housing. Between 1994...