Budgets – Asivikelane https://asivikelane.org Fri, 29 May 2026 10:29:42 +0000 en-ZA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.9 Asivikelane made written submissions to the 2026/2027 Municipal Draft Budgets calling for more money for basic services for informal settlements. https://asivikelane.org/our-asivikelane-partners-made-written-submissions-to-the-2026-2027-municipal-draft-budgets-calling-for-more-money-for-basic-services-for-informal-settlements/ https://asivikelane.org/our-asivikelane-partners-made-written-submissions-to-the-2026-2027-municipal-draft-budgets-calling-for-more-money-for-basic-services-for-informal-settlements/#respond Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:47:15 +0000 https://asivikelane.org/?p=9493 Click below to view submissions to the different municipalities:

Buffalo City Budget Response
Cape Town Budget Response: Repairs and Maintenance
Cape Town Budget Response: Waste
eThekwini Budget Response
Johannesburg Budget Response
Knysna Budget Response
Mangaung Budget Response
Nelson Mandela Bay Budget Response
Tshwane Budget Response
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City of Cape Town Rapid Budget Response: Repairs & Maintenance
City of Cape Town Rapid Budget Response: Solid Waste
eThekwini Rapid Budget Response: Disaster Management
Tshwane Rapid Budget Response: Solid Waste
Knysna Rapid Budget Response: Repairs & Maintenance
Buffalo City Rapid Budget Response: Sanitation
Mangaung Rapid Budget Response: Sanitation
Johannesburg Budget Response
Knysna Budget Response
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City of Cape Town
City of Cape Town Rapid Budget Response
City of Cape Town Development Action Group Budget Response
Buffalo City
Buffalo City Metro Rapid Budget Response
eThekwini Metro Rapid Budget Response
City of Johannesburg
City of Johannesburg Rapid Budget Response
Knysna
Knysna Rapid Budget Response
Mangaung
City of Tshwane Rapid Budget Response
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]]> https://asivikelane.org/09-may-2023-2/feed/ 0 Asivikelane’s submission on the Cape Town draft 2023/24 budget https://asivikelane.org/09-may-2023/ https://asivikelane.org/09-may-2023/#respond Tue, 09 May 2023 14:03:00 +0000 https://asivikelane.org/?p=4812 The City of Cape Town’s 2023/24 draft budget is out for comment. Residents from 64 informal settlements tell us what they want to see in the final budget.

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