Procurement – Asivikelane https://asivikelane.org Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:03:07 +0000 en-ZA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.1 Public procurement: a guide to common risks and how to address them https://asivikelane.org/public-procurement-a-guide-to-common-risks-and-how-to-address-them/ https://asivikelane.org/public-procurement-a-guide-to-common-risks-and-how-to-address-them/#respond Tue, 02 Dec 2025 06:46:31 +0000 https://asivikelane.org/?p=9169 Download this procurement guide, a reference for understanding where public procurement often fails – and what you can do to make it work better. By unpacking the procurement process into nine clear phases, this guide reveals where things often go wrong – from poor planning, wrong choice of procurement method, to weak contract oversight. The guide also suggests actions to reduce the impact on these risks on service delivery and possible measures to prevent risks from occurring in the first place.

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]]> https://asivikelane.org/public-procurement-a-guide-to-common-risks-and-how-to-address-them/feed/ 0 Reimagining procurement transparency for informal settlement residents https://asivikelane.org/reimagining-procurement-transparency-for-informal-settlement-residents/ https://asivikelane.org/reimagining-procurement-transparency-for-informal-settlement-residents/#respond Tue, 30 Sep 2025 07:17:08 +0000 https://asivikelane.org/?p=9092 This procurement transparency guide is a new approach to assessing information needed to hold municipalities accountable. Accurate and accessible procurement information – such as service delivery schedules, contact details for reporting problems, and clear service expectations – empowers residents to collaborate with municipalities, address challenges, suggest improvements, and ultimately also hold them accountable. Read the full report to find out more.

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]]> https://asivikelane.org/reimagining-procurement-transparency-for-informal-settlement-residents/feed/ 0 Finding information about municipal contracted services in your community https://asivikelane.org/finding-information-about-municipal-contracted-services-in-your-community/ https://asivikelane.org/finding-information-about-municipal-contracted-services-in-your-community/#respond Fri, 30 May 2025 16:22:46 +0000 https://asivikelane.org/?p=8934 This guide aims to assist informal settlement residents to find important information about basic services provided by private companies through competitive bidding. It explains how and where to look for information in public procurement documents and gives examples of useful documents. It also shares practical tips and lessons from other informal settlement residents who have found important information from sources besides municipal websites.

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]]> https://asivikelane.org/finding-information-about-municipal-contracted-services-in-your-community/feed/ 0 Procurement transparency assessment tool https://asivikelane.org/procurement-transparency-assessment-tool/ https://asivikelane.org/procurement-transparency-assessment-tool/#respond Tue, 30 Apr 2024 05:22:00 +0000 https://asivikelane.org/?p=7481 We created a new procurement transparency assessment tool to evaluate how proactively municipalities share service-related procurement information.

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]]> https://asivikelane.org/procurement-transparency-assessment-tool/feed/ 0 Procurement training guide https://asivikelane.org/procurement-training-guide/ https://asivikelane.org/procurement-training-guide/#respond Sun, 03 Mar 2024 05:37:00 +0000 https://asivikelane.org/?p=7487 We created a procurement training guide for informal settlement residents to learn about ways to hold their municipalities accountable for service delivery.

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]]> https://asivikelane.org/procurement-training-guide/feed/ 0 Procurement of chemical toilets in Ekurhuleni https://asivikelane.org/18-august-2023/ https://asivikelane.org/18-august-2023/#respond Fri, 18 Aug 2023 11:15:00 +0000 https://asivikelane.org/?p=6291 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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]]> https://asivikelane.org/18-august-2023/feed/ 0 The procurement of basic services should respond to the needs of women https://asivikelane.org/15-august-2023/ https://asivikelane.org/15-august-2023/#respond Tue, 15 Aug 2023 11:13:00 +0000 https://asivikelane.org/?p=6287 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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]]> https://asivikelane.org/15-august-2023/feed/ 0 Talking to residents will unlock service delivery solutions https://asivikelane.org/asivikelane-western-cape-12/ https://asivikelane.org/asivikelane-western-cape-12/#respond Tue, 18 Jul 2023 09:37:00 +0000 https://asivikelane.org/?p=4635 Residents want to be included in decision-making about services. They ask Knysna and Stellenbosch municipalities for regular community meetings to solve service delivery challenges.

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]]> https://asivikelane.org/asivikelane-western-cape-12/feed/ 0 Why are municipalities not publishing procurement information on their websites and the eTender portal? https://asivikelane.org/7-june-2023/ https://asivikelane.org/7-june-2023/#respond Wed, 07 Jun 2023 11:10:00 +0000 https://asivikelane.org/?p=6276 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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]]> https://asivikelane.org/7-june-2023/feed/ 0 Promoting female-friendly water and sanitation in informal settlements https://asivikelane.org/promoting-female-friendly-water-and-sanitation-in-informal-settlements/ https://asivikelane.org/promoting-female-friendly-water-and-sanitation-in-informal-settlements/#respond Tue, 28 Feb 2023 09:23:00 +0000 https://asivikelane.org/?p=7466 This is a helpful guide on how to make communal services safer, more hygienic, and female-friendly.

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