by Intern | May 13, 2021 | Blog, Weekly Covid19 Updates
None of the metros’ 2021/22 budgets set aside funds specifically for the maintenance of informal settlement infrastructure. The result is that heavily used taps and toilets are not fixed when they break. Metro budgets also show no growth in allocations for the ad hoc...
by Intern | Apr 9, 2021 | Blog, Weekly Covid19 Updates
Asivikelane has conducted interviews with informal settlement residents in 13 municipalities. The purpose of these interviews was to find answers to the following questions since the inception of the #Asivikelane campaign and its impact on the lives of informal...
by Intern | Mar 25, 2021 | Blog, Weekly Covid19 Updates
Asivikelane #15 results show that upgrading projects are failing to deliver. Half of residents have been promised, but failed to receive, access to services. Asivikelane has observed the following in various Metros across the country: Most metro budgets for...
by Intern | Feb 26, 2021 | Blog, Weekly Covid19 Updates
Water, sanitation and refuse removal services in informal settlements have deteriorated all over the country in the last few months. As national Covid-19 relief funding to metros has run out and metros’ own revenue has declined, they have started reducing services to...
by Intern | Feb 26, 2021 | Blog, Weekly Covid19 Updates
Asivikelane 14 reports that water, sanitation and refuse removal services in informal settlements have deteriorated all over the country in the last few months. As national COVID-19 relief funding to metros has run out and metros’ own revenues have declined, they have...
by Intern | Feb 18, 2021 | Blog, Weekly Covid19 Updates
Local governments must table their budgets for the 2021/2022 financial year by 1 April 2021. They have played a central role in government’s COVID-19 response in informal settlements, with additional resources being found for water tanks, chemical toilets and refuse...
