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Briefs & Reports

AGSA Asivikelane Newsletter

Did you know that Asivikelane works together with the Auditor General of South Africa? Audit teams make extensive use of Asivikelane’s service delivery data and encourage metro governments to do the same. Auditors also benefit from Asivikelane’s firsthand experience, and knowledge of issues and challenges experienced by citizens. Asivikelane helps to disseminate and explain audit recommendations to the public and mobilise public pressure for their implementation. Read more on how we collaborate.

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Provision of sanitation in the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality

This detailed brief looks at the availability of communal water and sanitation services across 6 informal settlements in Mangaung and asks residents what their interim sanitation needs are.

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Asivikelane submission to the City of Cape Town’s Draft Waste Strategy

The Asivikelane campaign made a submission to the City of Cape Town’s Draft Waste Strategy, with a specific focus on waste services and management in informal settlements. The voices and experiences of informal settlements are at the forefront of our recommendations and we propose that the City ensures informal settlements are included in all its commitments.

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Informal settlement taps and toilets in Buffalo City

Asivikelane mapped broken communal flush toilets, taps and standpipes across 10 informal settlements to determine the extent of damaged infrastructure. We share this information with the metro to help improve access to water and sanitation and make recommendations for fault reporting mechanisms.

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Ventilated Improved Pit toilets in informal settlements in the City of Johannesburg

Ventilated Improved Pit toilets are a critical intervention to ensure that residents in informal settlements have access to dignified and safe sanitation. Asivikelane recommends which policies are needed to provide for the lifespan of these toilets, how to repair and maintain them and when and how they should be decommissioned.

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Knysna communities pave the way for female-friendly sanitation

Asivikelane Western Cape is laying the foundation for female-friendly sanitation in Knysna’s informal settlements. Asivikelane Community Facilitators carried out an initiative for separate toilets for males and females across 3 informal settlements and their efforts are helping to make sanitation safer for women and children.

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Asivikelane comments on government’s proposed compulsory water & sanitation norms

Asivikelane submitted recommendations and comments on the government’s proposed 2024 water and sanitation norms and standards. We found that such standards can often be met without allocating significant additional funding. Better use of existing funds often does the trick! Read our full submission to find out more.

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Residents experiences of the procurement of, delivery, and servicing of chemical toilets to informal settlements

Procurement of chemical toilets in Ekurhuleni

We asked 260 informal settlement residents in the City of Ekurhuleni about their experiences of the procurement of chemical toilets, and to give recommendations to the metro on how to improve this service.

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The procurement of basic services should respond to the needs of women

The procurement of basic services should respond to the needs of women

This research paper argues that gender-responsive procurement should be inclusive of the voices and needs of women. This will have far-reaching benefits by ensuring safer and healthier access to basic services for women, children and other vulnerable groups living in informal settlements in South Africa.

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Why are municipalities not publishing procurement information on their website and the eTender portal

Why are municipalities not publishing procurement information on their websites and the eTender portal?

Following on from the 2021 report, “How transparent is municipal procurement?”, this report finds 3 main reasons why municipalities are not publishing procurement information on their websites and eTender portals as required. The report also gives recommendations on how to overcome these challenges to enhance transparency.

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G02, Ground Floor, Park Building,
Black River Park South,
2 Fir Street, Observatory,
7925, Cape Town

+27 21 447 0019
info@asivikelane.org

Asivikelane is an initiative of International
Budget Partnership South Africa (IBPSA NPC).

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