By Skye Dobson (On behalf of SA SDI Alliance and SDI Secretariat. Original post here) As the Black Panther movie continues to smash box office records and enthrall the world with fearless female African superheroes, a meeting in eThekwini last week suggests we brace ourselves for Women Transformers – coming to a city near you. […]
Kwanda Lande (on behalf of CORC) Shamrock informal settlement at a Glance Shamrock informal settlement is located along a portion of Amrisar Road and Gladiola Road in Belfort Estate suburb, northeast of Pietermaritzburg in Kwa-Zulu Natal. This informal settlement is located on municipal owned land and it contains single storey, stand-alone mud and timber shacks. […]
by Kwanda Lande and Mariel Zimmermann (on behalf of CORC) We decided to do re-blocking because we were living in a very congested settlement, we wanted our settlement to be rearranged, we wanted services – we wanted to have roads, toilets, electricity and water. We also wanted this project because it is going to mitigate fire […]
By Kwanda Lande and Mariel Zimmermann (on behalf of CORC) A review on the whole process of the Open Space upgrading project in Khayelitsha’s Site B (Cape Town), allow us to summarise its main challenges, but also the lessons learned in regard of area-wide informal settlement upgrading (also read What is Area-Based Upgrading? A look […]
By Kwanda Lande (on behalf of CORC) On 11 February 2018, the ninth World Urban Forum (WUF9) will take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. WUF9 will have a specific thematic focus on the implementation of the New Urban Agenda (NUA). This theme of implementation is particularly important to urban poor residents and federation leaders of SDI’s […]
By Kwanda Lande (on behalf of CORC) We would like a type of a hall that can accommodate a lot of activities, like church services, cultural activities and office space for the Informal Settlement Network (ISN). It will be a shared space with other communities, but this will depend on the kind of activities they […]
This blog was first published by openDemocracy, on the 26 September 2017. By SOPHIE KING A Manchester-South Africa exchange reveals striking similarities in the dynamics of urban inequality. Members of Mums Mart, Lower Broughton Life and the South African Alliance in South Africa, July 2017. Copyright: Sophie King. All rights reserved “It’s all about trust” said Marie […]
By Yolande Hendler and Kwanda Lande (on behalf of CORC) “What’s the difference when we collect data on our own informal settlements?” – a question that Melanie and Nozuko asked to a packed room of 150 people, including the South African Minister of Human SettIements, Lindiwe Sisulu. As urban poor residents and coordinators of social […]
Date: 7 September 2017 Time: 9am – 5pm Location: Guga S’thebe Arts and Cultural Centre | Langa Cape Town SDI is proud to co-host the 8th stop on the Digital World Impact Tour, and its first stop on the African continent. The event will be launched by the Minister of Human Settlements, Lindiwe Sisulu. Anchored […]
Compiled by Kwanda Lande (on behalf of CORC) This is the story of Nosisi, a resident of Masipumelele, Fishhoek – Cape Town. She speaks about her experience collecting waste with the Solid Waste Network (SWN), an initiative that supports informal waste pickers that live in informal settlements around Cape Town to access the recycling market. In this […]
