Newsletter – Afesis

Call for the establishment of an urban land commission

By Afesis-corplan The idea of establishing an urban land commission to provide an appropriate institutional response to land redistribution in cities solicited a heated debate during the Urban Land Dialogue...

Glenmore residents start petition to get their sports field rectified

By Afesis-corplan The Glenmore sports facility remains inaccessible to members of the community wishing to use it despite Ngqushwa local municipality allegedly having spent R3-million to refurbish it. In response...

Cooperatives briefed on R600m mega farming project

By Afesis-corplan THE Eastern Cape Rural Development Agency (ECRDA) will spend R600-million on a farming project targeting 12 villages in Tshabo, outside King William’s Town. Afesis-corplan is drafting a social...

The Social Audit Network (SAN)

by Masixole Kente The Social Audit Network (SAN) has recently launched a Social Audit Video and new logo. The video showcases different social audits conducted in various locations by member organisations...

The Scenery Park Phase 3 Housing Story

by Masixole Kente The construction of 947 houses for the Scenery Park Phase 3 beneficiaries in East London finally started in June 2017. These households have been waiting for their...

Mandela Day in Glenmore

by Lindokuhle Vellem On the 18th of July, which is the international commemorative day for Nelson Mandela's Birthday, the Afesis-corplan team travelled to Glenmore community in the Ngqushwa Municipality of the...

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...

JUNE 2017 NEWSLETTER: Afesis in Action June 2017

To catch up on what has been happening at Afesis-corplan, click here for our newsletter, Afesis in Action June 2017!

#COMMUNITYFIRST: Scenery Park community put their community first

#COMMUNITYFIRST was the brainchild of the Scenery Park Phase 3 beneficiaries as a symbol of their demand to participate and be included in the development of their own houses. The...

Afesis in Action March 2017: The unresolved land question

More than 20 years into the post apartheid south Africa, the land question remains unresolved. The majority of South African citizens still do not have their tenure adequately secured, and...