by Chelsea | Sep 11, 2024 | Blog, Latest Updates, Projects, Strengthened Grassroots Voices
What is MPAC?The Municipal Public Accounts Committee (MPAC) is a municipal council committee that is established in terms of Section 79A of the Municipal Structures Amendment Act No. 3 of 2021 and the legal basis of the oversight function set out in Section 139(4) of...
by Chelsea | Sep 11, 2024 | Blog, Latest Updates, Projects, Strengthened Grassroots Voices
Planact has been instrumental in the development of a model that brought together informal settlement communities to form what is termed Clusters of Community Agency (CCA). These clusters are comprised of up to 18 informal settlement communities, while in some...
by Chelsea | Sep 11, 2024 | Blog, Latest Updates, Projects, Responsive Living Environments
Our advocacy for clean water and dignified sanitation in informal settlements in the City of Ekurhuleni (CoE) continues. The community of Langaville forms part of the Ekurhuleni Informal Settlement Movement. This is a Cluster of Community Agency made up of informal...
by Chelsea | Sep 11, 2024 | Blog, Latest Updates, Projects, Responsive Living Environments, Strengthened Grassroots Voices
Municipalities are responsible for ensuring that informal settlement residents have access to basic sanitation, which is a crucial part of service delivery. In the City of Johannesburg, the Ventilated Improved Pit (VIP) toilets are considered the basic standard of...
by Chelsea | Sep 11, 2024 | Blog, Projects, Responsive Living Environments
Our implementation of the Asivikelane Waste Hub in the City of Tshwane embodies the practical implementation of the bottom-up approach, where informal settlement residents and hostels play a crucial role as key stakeholders in the solid waste management ecosystem....
