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Asivikelane Profiles: Informal settlement residents share how Asivikelane has impacted their lives
Asivikelane has conducted interviews with informal settlement residents in 13 municipalities. The purpose of these interviews was to find answers to...
Waiting for upgrading projects that do not deliver
Asivikelane #15 results show that upgrading projects are failing to deliver. Half of residents have been promised, but failed to receive, access to...
Press statement: Basic service provision for informal settlements deteriorate
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...
No time for budget games
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...
How local governments can use their 2021/22 budgets to provide services to informal settlements without breaking the bank
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...