Posted on 14 May 2008
Members of the Afesis-corplan management team met with representatives from the Swedish Co-operative Centre (SCC) yesterday  to review the finances and close out of the Amalinda Co-operative Settlement Project. A final meeting on 28 and 29 May 2008 will allow for reflection on the experiences of implementing the co-operative housing concept in South Africa as well as on the relationship between the SCC and Afesis-corplan since 1998.

Posted on 14 May 2008
Peter Kimemia represented Afesis-corplan at a Project Steering Committee (PSC) meeting on 12 May in Nelspruit. The PSC was attended by the Ehlanzeni District Municipality officials as well as those from the five local municipalities. Partner NGO, Planact, was also represented. The committee set new dates for the Good Governance Survey (GGS) training of field workers. The fieldwork is scheduled to take place from 26 to 31 May 2008.

Posted on 13 May 2008
In August 2007 Afesis-corplan began its strategic planning process for the next cycle. This involved analysing the environment, engaging with stakeholders and conducting planning activities at an organisational and programme level. On 15 May 2008, Afesis-corplan staff will present the organisation's strategic plan for 2009 to 2012 to board members at a session held at the East London Golf Club.

Posted on 12 May 2008
Ronald Eglin is attending a summit on Renewable Energy at the Spier Conference Centre in Stellenbosch in the Cape Winelands on 13 and 14 May 2008. This summit convened by the SA Cities Network (SACN) aims to enable local government decision makers to consider and discuss the merits of a range of leading practices in promoting the shift to a renewable energy future. Click here to view the summit website.

Posted on 06 May 2008
Peter Kimemia and Nontando Guwa will attend the launch of the GGLN report entitled "Local Democracy in Action: A Civil Society Perspective on Local Governance in South Africa" in Johannesburg on 08 May 2008. The GGLN was founded in 2003 as an initiative to bring civil society organisations working in the field of local governance in South Africa together to network and share information and lessons towards the goal of promoting good governance, participatory democracy and effective service delivery at local level. The network has fourteen member NGOs based in four provinces, one of which is Afesis-corplan. Click here to download the report.

Posted on 05 May 2008
Afesis-corplan will meet with the Royal Danish Embassy (RDE) in Pretoria on 07th May 2008 to discuss the possibility of a continued partnership in anti-corruption activities next year, in particular the Community Based Financial Accountability (CBFA) Project.