by Intern | Jun 18, 2020 | Blog, Template, Weekly Covid19 Updates
The provision of sanitation in metro informal settlements has not improved and remains at crisis levels everywhere except Ekurhuleni. This situation should be addressed urgently in order to slow down the exponential spread of Covid-19 in the informal settlements of...
by Intern | Jun 18, 2020 | Blog, Weekly Covid19 Updates
Why is the #MetsiKeBophelo (Water Is Life) campaign necessary? Access to water is a constitutional right in South Africa, not a privilege. According to research[i], 1 in 3 people in South Africa don’t have access to safe or reliable water. That’s about 20 million...
by Intern | Jun 12, 2020 | Blog, Weekly Covid19 Updates
Inadequate service delivery is finally getting nationwide attention. On 10 June 2020, 15 radio stations broadcasting in all 11 South African official languages aired a segment on Covid-19 and informal settlements. On that day, South Africa recorded 55 421 positive...
by Intern | Jun 12, 2020 | Blog, Weekly Covid19 Updates
Planact, together with eMalahleni Informal Settlement Cluster (also known as MASCOM), are concerned to learn that the Emalahleni Local Municipality is heavily indebted on its water bill. The article was published in the local newspaper, Witbank News, on 05th June 2020...
by Intern | Jun 3, 2020 | Blog, Weekly Covid19 Updates
This week started with media reports that some informal settlements are now part of the list of Covid-19 hotspots. Like we have done in the last two months since the beginning of the lockdown #Asivikelane today is releasing data aimed at assisting in limiting the...
