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[BOOKLET] Creating a Layout Plan through Re-Blocking

This guide was developed in 2022 by the Afesis-corplan Basic Services team to simplify the re-blocking process. Re-blocking is a collaborative process between communities and municipalities where plot and street...

[BOOKLET] Introduction to the Upgrading of Informal Settlements

Afesis-corplan developed this booklet to share with the communities we work with, in an effort to breakdown and simplify the meaning of Informal Settlement Upgrading. An English and IsiXhosa version...

[BOOKLET] Introduction to the Upgrading of Informal Settlements (Xhosa version)

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[MEDIA STATEMENT]: Afesis-corplan congratulates grassroots activists on victory against the Traditional and Khoisan Leadership Act

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VACANCY: PROGRAMME SUPPORT – KAGISANO

Afesis-corplan is looking for PROGRAMME SUPPORT to join its Cape Town team! ABOUT US Afesis-corplan is a developmental non-government organisation (NGO) whose work is aimed at strengthening local governance and...

Learning Brief #15: When is an informal settlement no longer an informal settlement?

The concept of ‘upgrading of informal settlements’ has been around for a long time. One question, however, that has not received much attention is, “when is an informal settlement no longer...

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

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...

16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM: “A Gift to Women” – Mpho Ya Basadi

Kagisano, a programme implemented by Afesis-corplan with various partner organisations across the country, aims to organise activities geared towards preventing collective violence in communities and promoting social cohesion. One of...

Reflecting on the “Unity in our Heritage” event

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...

#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...