by Intern | Oct 26, 2020 | Blog, Weekly Covid19 Updates
While national government reduced conditional grants to some metros, they all benefited from the R11 billion increase in equitable share funding in the national adjustments budget approved in August. Consequently, we see an overall increase in spending, but not for...
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...
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 | Template, Weekly Covid19 Updates
Asivikelane reiterates its call for government to take the lead in ensuring access to clean sanitation facilities in informal settlement communities as the country observes its Covid-19 peak. Every two weeks since the beginning of the lockdown Asivikelane has been...
