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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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Spatial data and adequate fault reporting can improve maintenance of informal settlement taps and toilets

One of the biggest challenges affecting access to basic sanitation in informal settlements is poor repairs and maintenance. While there are informal settlements with no access to taps and toilets – several settlements have fewer taps and toilets to the ratio of residents – what is worse is that the majority of these are unusable because they are either broken or blocked.

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Budgets: Budget allocations for the provision of basic services to informal settlements in the City of Cape Town

We assess how much the City of Cape Town has allocated in its 2022/23 budget for the provision of basic services to informal settlements, specifically permanent taps and toilets, as well as electricity connections and public lighting.

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Why do metros not maintain taps and toilets in informal settlements?

45% of residents living in informal settlements surveyed said that when taps or toilets break, they are never fixed. We take a look into what the possible reasons behind this lack of maintenance are.

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How transparent is municipal procurement? 2021

How transparent is municipal procurement?

Following on from the 2020 report on transparency of municipal websites, this report focuses on transparency in local government procurement. The report provides key steps to enhance transparency in local government procurement and makes a case for open contracting. It explains why municipal websites are crucial for transparent local government and pro-poor service delivery.

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Metro OBI 2021

The Metro Open Budget Survey (Metro OBS) is modelled on the global Open Budget Survey (OBS) initiated by the International Budget Partnership in 2006. The Metro OBS goes a level deeper by applying the OBS methodology to local government, and assesses the three pillars of budget accountability, namely transparency, public participation and oversight.

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Budgets: How local governments can use their 2021/22 budgets to provide services to informal settlements without breaking the bank

To help prepare for the tabling of 2021/22 local government budgets, we conducted analyses of the 2020/21 budgets of the cities of Cape Town, Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni, and eThekwini Metro Municipality.

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Budgets: The delivery of basic services to the eThekwini metro’s informal settlements: what does the 2020/21 budget say?

This analysis of the 2020/2021 budget of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality focuses on allocations for basic services in informal settlements where the threat of the virus’s spread is greater than in other areas.

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