Uncategorized – Afesis Corplan

[MEDIA STATEMENT]: Afesis-corplan welcomes new COGTA minister, but warns against cosmetic changes in cabinet

By Leigh|2023-03-07T15:28:04+00:00March 7th, 2023|News, Uncategorized|

Afesis-corplan welcomes the appointment of the new Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) Minister, Ms. Thembi Nkadimeng. Having previously served as the deputy minister of COGTA, president of SALGA and the executive mayor of Polokwane Municipality, amongst other senior roles in the public and private sector, Nkadimeng is experienced, knowledgeable and energetic. The local government [...]

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Reflecting on the “Unity in our Heritage” event

By Leigh|2022-10-11T11:42:36+00:00October 11th, 2022|Kagisano, Uncategorized|

By Mkhuseli MadibaThe "Unity in our Heritage" event was held at the Isivivana Centre, in Khayelitsha on the 30th of September by the Kagisano Khayelitsha Steering Committee in partnership with the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sports, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and Isivivana Centre to mark the end of heritage month in [...]

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#OurVoteMatters: The ‘Why’ of Voting

By Leigh|2022-11-15T08:21:28+00:00October 15th, 2021|Uncategorized|

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 then after we vote?". These are questions that we are often asked by many in the communities where we work. This material is designed such [...]

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Afesis-corplan comments on BCMM SDF

By Leigh|2020-10-15T12:24:21+00:00October 15th, 2020|News, Sustainable Settlements, Uncategorized, Upgrading Informal Settlements|

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 can find a copy of the SDF here and a copy of the government gazette notice here. In our proposal we make two points: The [...]

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Norms and standards for taps and toilets in informal settlements

By Leigh|2020-09-25T09:04:04+00:00September 23rd, 2020|Uncategorized|

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 everyone has the right to water and a healthy environment. For more info on what the constitution says about human rights and how these relate [...]

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State of Local Governance 2018 publication launch

By afesis|2018-09-03T09:57:41+00:00September 3rd, 2018|News, Uncategorized|

The theme of the 2018 State of Local Governance (SoLG) publication, Development Local Government: Dream Deferred? centres around three milestones - the 20 year anniversary of the White Paper on Local Government, the 15-year anniversary of the Good Governance Learning network and the 10th State of Local Governance (SoLG) publication. This year marks the 20th [...]

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Afesis-corplan calls for legislative amendments in support of public participation

By afesis|2017-12-04T13:28:28+00:00November 30th, 2017|Local Governance, News, Uncategorized|

The Report of the High Level Panel on the Assessment of Key Legislation (HLPKL) and the Acceleration of Fundamental Change, published on 22 November 2017, recommends that: “Parliament should consider identifying and reviewing all legislation that includes a public participation component,... so that where provision is made for the public to be consulted, this consultation [...]

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Integrated Development Planning

By afesis|2019-08-20T14:56:48+00:00June 1st, 2017|IDP, Local Governance, Uncategorized|

The Integrated Development Plan (IDP) is a 5 year plan that shows the municipality’s development objectives, key strategies and projects that will be implemented to achieve these objectives. It also details which projects will be done in year one, year two, three, four and year five. The Municipal Systems Act of 2000 says that an [...]

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Turning housing delivery on its head

By afesis|2018-04-13T12:02:43+00:00May 22nd, 2017|News, Sustainable Settlements, Uncategorized|

Are we seeing a policy shift emerging from the national Department of Human Settlements? In minister Sisulu’s departmental budget vote speech of 18 May 2017 she states: We are now concentrating on serviced sites. The HDA [Housing Development Agency] has identified land for our purpose, ensuring that it is serviced. It will be partitioned and [...]

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Buffalo City Agricultural Strategy (Draft)

By afesis|2018-04-13T12:03:03+00:00November 10th, 2016|Uncategorized|

In 2012 the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality (BCMM) developed a draft Integrated Agricultural and Rural Development Strategy (IARDS). draft Integrated Agricultural and Rural Development Strategy. Annexure A: Maps Agricultural potential plan, and Land audit and agricultural potential plan Annexure B: Land audit Annexure C: List of additional projects Annexure D: Video on Agriculture in Buffalo [...]

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