Human Settlements

Qhamani Neza Tshazi: Approach to redressing spatial inequity flawed

Click on the link below to read an OPINION piece by Qhamani Tshazi, a Programme Officer for Sustainable Settlements at Afesis-corplan. https://mg.co.za/opinion/2020-08-19-why-a-blanket-approach-to-redressing-spatial-inequity-is-flawed/

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

Renewed Commitment to Upgrading of Informal Settlements

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Annual Report 2017

Afesis-corplan is proud to present our Annual Report for 2017. Find out about all the exciting projects we are working on and the progress, successes, lowlights and lessons we are...

Daily Dispatch article: Give priority to ‘managed land settlement’

In the Daily Dispatch today Afesis-corplan specialist for sustainable settlements Ronald Eglin writes about what government needs to do to avoid land grabs. Read the article Give priority to 'managed...

Learning Brief #12: Equitable Access to Land

Land redistribution is a hot topic in South Africa. Some are saying that the constitution needs to change so as to speed up land reform and land redistribution while others...

A new framework law for land reform

The much anticipated Report of the High level Panel on the Assessment of Key Legislation and the Acceleration of Fundamental Change was published on 22 November 2017. The report draws attention...

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...

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...