by Intern | Oct 20, 2020 | Events
More Events Promoting Participatory Democracy Through Community Based Planning "The Talk with Speaker of Council" joins global voices in the Virtual Urban Festival hosted by the South African Cities Network in Partnership with Cogta, CTIN, and Media Lab....
by Intern | Oct 16, 2020 | Blog
This week, the Planact team is spending time in Witbank/ Emalahleni in Mpumalanga with journalists from Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism to support them with capturing stories on the inadequate basic service delivery in the informal settlement communities we...
by Intern | Oct 16, 2020 | Blog
The Emalahleni Informal Settlement Cluster (MASCOM) held its first physical meeting last week in Masakhane after a long break since declaration of the Covid-19 lockdown in March 2020. The Cluster meeting was held on 08 October 2020 under strict adherence to lockdown...
by Intern | Sep 30, 2020 | Blog, Weekly Covid19 Updates
Up to 45% of informal settlement residents contracted the coronavirus in the first wave. This is not surprising because they are sharing dirty taps and toilets. The sharp increase in the number of red traffic lights in Asivikelane 11 makes us worry that the second...
by Intern | Aug 27, 2020 | Blog, Weekly Covid19 Updates
Asivikelane has reported many persistent service delivery problems in informal settlements – some of which have yet not been addressed. This month we also asked residents whether anyone in their households has lost their jobs in the last 4 months. Sadly, but...
