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Asivikelane service delivery impacts counter

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Water
1121
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SANITATION
1518
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REFUSE REMOVAL
1685
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Infrastructure
76
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SYSTEMS IMPACTS
10
RESIDENTS IMPACTED
8004601

Since March 2020

Water

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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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Asivikelane #35: The state of informal settlement service delivery in metros

Asivikelane #35 Data exposes the hot spots where basic services need attention, and celebrates the good news where services have improved.

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Day Zero

Asivikelane created a save water poster for the residents in Nelson Mandela Bay who are facing a severe drought. These water saving tips can be used by everyone.

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Asivikelane Western Cape #3: Knysna and Stellenbosch – Knysna Safe access to clean water should not be hard to deliver

This month, Asivikelane Western Cape focuses on water access and quality in Knysna and Stellenbosch informal settlements. Residents share more about these issues and offer suggestions for what the municipalities can do about it.

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Asivikelane #21: Want to win the election? Fix informal settlements’ taps and toilets!

Asivikelane #21: 10 million people live in informal settlements. Their services should be central to the campaign of every political party. Yet, while political parties campaign, informal settlement services stagnate and deteriorate.

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Asivikelane #19: How government can show that it cares

Having restored peace and calm after last week’s events, government must work to restore the peoples’ trust. Asivikelane #19 outlines some recommendations on how they can do so.

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Asivikelane #17: Green shoots, but will Metro budgets water them?

On the surface Asivikelane #17 traffic lights appear bad. But if you take the time to look closely, you will see many green shoots of service delivery improvement starting to sprout.

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Asivikelane #16: Metro budgets prevent toilet, tap and refuse removal traffic lights from turning green

Asivikelane #16 reports many examples of the delivery of new taps and toilets, repairs to these services, improved toilet cleaning and better waste collection in several communities. But overall the situation remains dire as not a single municipality scored a green light.

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Brief 6: water services provided to informal settlements in Emalahleni local municipality

Planact and IBP South Africa conducted a community monitoring exercise in which we compared the information in the water schedule with the experiences of the residents in the settlements.

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Asivikelane #13: What municipalities should do in 2021

Metros: As 2020 comes to a close, release #13 focused on what municipalities and the Asivikelane campaign should do in 2021.
Non-Metros: In release #13, some municipalities have responded, but access to water and sanitation remains limited.

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Day Zero

Asivikelane created a save water poster for the residents in Nelson Mandela Bay who are facing a severe drought. These water saving tips can be

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