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ELECTIONS 2024: A BREAK WITH THE PAST?

ELECTIONS 2024: A BREAK WITH THE PAST?

Background Planact has convened a series of workshops as part of its broader work on promoting civic education to ensure that citizens are equipped with important information on the upcoming May elections and related processes. The workshops were held in Gauteng,...

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The Asivikelane HUBs Model

The Asivikelane HUBs Model

As our Asivikelane initiative enters its 4th year, we are changing the way we operate! An unstable VIP toilet in Thembelihle, JohannesburgRecycling in Kameeldrift. Asivikelane 2.0 will be built using multi-stakeholder platforms (Hubs) focusing on specific service...

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COOL CITIES LIVING LAB HEAT MAPPING CAMPAIGN

COOL CITIES LIVING LAB HEAT MAPPING CAMPAIGN

Planact will launch a heat mapping citizen scientist project on 5 March 2024 in partnership with the World Bank Africa, the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, the National Treasury of South Africa, and the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality.

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Community safety and security is a shared responsibility.

Community safety and security is a shared responsibility.

As part of the Social Employment Fund project – safety and security theme, 64 participants from safety teams in Wattville and Skoonplaas in the City of Ekurhuleni received training to enhance their ability to identify and mitigate potential safety risks in their communities.

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Citizen Science In Action In Mitigation Of City Warming

Citizen Science In Action In Mitigation Of City Warming

The year 2023 was the warmest on record and the warmest by far according to scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). South Africa’s temperature records bear this out and show an upward...

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Event – Roundtable Discussion on Informal Settlements

Event – Roundtable Discussion on Informal Settlements

On 20 November 2023, Planact in partnership with the City of Johannesburg hosted a successful roundtable discussion on digital addresses in informal settlements. Please find more information below: Presentations: Vincent Mkhwananzi - City of Johannesburg: Deputy...

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Supporting Sustainable Livelihoods in Communities

Supporting Sustainable Livelihoods in Communities

Planact is part of the Social Employment Fund in partnership with 1 to 1 Agency of Engagement and the Community Organisation Resource Centre (CORC) powered by the Industrial Development Corporation. Through supporting various community driven services such as food...

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Get people involved in development

Get people involved in development

By Dr Hloniphile Simelane What is the developmental mandate of the newly elected municipal councils? In particular, what new interventions related to the Upgrading of Informal Settlements Programme will now be carried out to realise different results? The problem is...

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Basic services can protect and empower women

Asivikelane #20 shows that women access to basic services in informal settlements is closely tied to safety. In metropolitan municipalities, 74% of female residents reported feeling unsafe using municipal toilets at night and 24% feel unsafe doing so during the day....

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