by Intern | Aug 25, 2021 | Blog, Weekly Covid19 Updates
Asivikelane #20 shows that women access to basic services in informal settlements is closely tied to safety. In metropolitan municipalities, 74% of female residents reported feeling unsafe using municipal toilets at night and 24% feel unsafe doing so during the day....
by Intern | Aug 16, 2021 | Blog, Weekly Covid19 Updates
The Robert Sobukwe informal settlement did not have adequate water services even during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. On 13 May 2021 1to1 Agency of Engagement, Planact and Asivikelane tweeted about the dire situation in Robert Sobukwe. Mayor Mzwandile Masina and...
by Intern | Jul 21, 2021 | Blog, Weekly Covid19 Updates
Having restored peace and calm after last week’s events, government must work to restore the peoples’ trust in the following ways: Provide IMMEDIATE INCOME SUPPORT through a basic income grant or the COVID-19 social relief of distress grant – While the...
by Intern | Jun 28, 2021 | Blog, Weekly Covid19 Updates
Maintenance doesn’t help if there are no taps and toilets to start with. As Asivikelane has been reporting, many informal settlements across the country do not have access to taps and toilets at all. Any improvement of maintenance should be supplemented by...
by Intern | Jun 7, 2021 | Blog, Weekly Covid19 Updates
Ekurhuleni has been the best performing metro since Asivikelane started a year ago. But even so, its traffic lights are not consistently green and there are many informal settlements that experience persistent water, sanitation and refuse removal problems. But this...
by Intern | May 20, 2021 | Blog, Weekly Covid19 Updates
On the surface, Asivikelane #17 traffic lights appear bad. But if you take the time to look closely, you will see many green shoots of service delivery improvement starting to sprout. New toilets were built, and taps were installed in Buffalo City. Taps were repaired,...
