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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 shift shacks and plots around [...]
Ronald Eglin: Sisulu’s new plan for informal settlements and formal housing a welcome break with the past
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
More than 35 civil society organisations across South Africa have joined the call for a change and improvement in the way our municipalities are run as highlighted by the Auditor-General report on municipal audit [...]
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 can find a copy of [...]
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 everyone has the right to [...]
Nontando Ngamlana: Local government, similarly to SOEs, are like badly-behaved stepchildren
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