Water – Asivikelane https://asivikelane.org Tue, 30 Jun 2026 14:02:05 +0000 en-ZA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.9 Asivikelane comments on government’s proposed compulsory water & sanitation norms https://asivikelane.org/asivikelane-comments-on-governments-proposed-compulsory-water-sanitation-norms/ https://asivikelane.org/asivikelane-comments-on-governments-proposed-compulsory-water-sanitation-norms/#respond Mon, 11 Mar 2024 08:07:00 +0000 https://asivikelane.org/?p=7871 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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]]> https://asivikelane.org/asivikelane-comments-on-governments-proposed-compulsory-water-sanitation-norms/feed/ 0 The state of informal settlement service delivery in metros https://asivikelane.org/6-march-2023/ https://asivikelane.org/6-march-2023/#respond Mon, 06 Mar 2023 12:00:58 +0000 https://asivikelane.org/?p=4316 Asivikelane data exposes the hot spots where basic services need attention, and celebrates the good news where services have improved.

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]]> https://asivikelane.org/6-march-2023/feed/ 0 Water saving tips for day zero in Nelson Mandela Bay https://asivikelane.org/day-zero/ https://asivikelane.org/day-zero/#respond Sun, 06 Nov 2022 15:37:00 +0000 https://asivikelane.org/?p=8162 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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]]> https://asivikelane.org/day-zero/feed/ 0 Which metros are delivering better services to informal settlement residents? https://asivikelane.org/asivikelane-30/ https://asivikelane.org/asivikelane-30/#respond Thu, 25 Aug 2022 15:06:31 +0000 https://asivikelane.org/?p=7785 Asivikelane releases the Asivikelane Service Delivery Index for the first time. The index compares service delivery across metros in one easy number. Ekurhuleni leads the way with a score of 83%, while both Mangaung (21%) and eThekwini (36%) fall far short of delivering the three essential services to informal settlement residents in their metros.

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]]> https://asivikelane.org/asivikelane-30/feed/ 0 Safe access to clean water in Knysna should not be hard to deliver https://asivikelane.org/30-june-2022/ https://asivikelane.org/30-june-2022/#respond Thu, 30 Jun 2022 10:20:26 +0000 https://asivikelane.org/?p=4235 Asivikelane 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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]]> https://asivikelane.org/30-june-2022/feed/ 0 The first 100 days – what new local governments should focus on after the elections https://asivikelane.org/10-october-2021/ https://asivikelane.org/10-october-2021/#respond Sun, 10 Oct 2021 12:27:00 +0000 https://asivikelane.org/?p=4729 The first 100 days after elections are crucial. Asivikelane looks at what new municipalities should focus on to improve basic services in informal settlements.

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]]> https://asivikelane.org/10-october-2021/feed/ 0 Want to win the election? Fix informal settlements’ taps and toilets! https://asivikelane.org/22-september-2021/ https://asivikelane.org/22-september-2021/#respond Wed, 22 Sep 2021 12:12:00 +0000 https://asivikelane.org/?p=4710 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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]]> https://asivikelane.org/22-september-2021/feed/ 0 How government can show that it cares https://asivikelane.org/21-july-2021-asivikelane-19/ https://asivikelane.org/21-july-2021-asivikelane-19/#respond Wed, 21 Jul 2021 10:18:03 +0000 https://asivikelane.org/?p=4231 Having restored peace and calm after the previous week’s unrest and violence, government must work to restore the peoples’ trust. Asivikelane outlines some recommendations on how they can do so.

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]]> https://asivikelane.org/21-july-2021-asivikelane-19/feed/ 0 Green shoots, but will metro budgets water them? https://asivikelane.org/9-may-2021/ https://asivikelane.org/9-may-2021/#respond Sun, 09 May 2021 12:04:00 +0000 https://asivikelane.org/?p=4705 On the surface Asivikelane 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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]]> https://asivikelane.org/9-may-2021/feed/ 0 Metro budgets prevent toilet, tap and refuse removal traffic lights from turning green https://asivikelane.org/26-april-2021/ https://asivikelane.org/26-april-2021/#respond Mon, 26 Apr 2021 11:53:00 +0000 https://asivikelane.org/?p=4693 Asivikelane 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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