by Intern | Jul 30, 2020 | Blog, Weekly Covid19 Updates
Asivikelane 9 shows that providing clean taps and toilets in informal settlements could be the most effective way of reducing Covid-19 infections. Informal settlements are hotspots for infection because they don’t have enough taps and toilets, and these communal...
by Intern | Jul 1, 2020 | Blog, Weekly Covid19 Updates
This week a new question about public lighting was added on the report with a focus on gender. Two thirds of Asivikelane participants are women and most of them say that there is not enough public lighting in their informal settlements. while most metros now...
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...
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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...
