Notice
Posted on 14/12/06
Our offices will be closed from 16 December 2006 until 8 January 2007. We wish you all a safe and happy holiday season.

Focus group interviews in Mpumalanga
Posted on 07/12/06
On 5 and 6 December, three research teams from Afesis-corplan conducted focus group interviews in all the local municipalities of Nkangala District, Mpumalanga. These sessions helped clarify some of the provisional findings of the Good Governance Survey whose initial fieldwork had been done in August this year. The sessions were well attended by members of the public, civil society, council officials and councillors.

End-of-year Staff function
Posted on 07/12/06
Afesis-corplan staff will participate in a team building exercise of Paintball followed by a Christmas lunch at La Terrazza Restaurant on 8 December 2006.

Royal Danish Embassy Meeting
Posted on 06/12/06
The Royal Danish Embassy called a meeting on 7 December 2006 in Pretoria with its partners, including Afesis-corplan. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the report being compiled by the review team. Once completed, the report will indicate the progress made by the partner projects in preparation for the end of contract in June 2007.

Amatole District Council Workshop
Posted on 06/12/06
Mthe Pobana made a presentation at a workshop held by the ADM on 5 December 2006. The aim of the workshop was to explore possibilities of how ADM could interact with all sectors of co-operatives. A follow-up workshop will be organised next year.

FEDUP Housing Opening Ceremony
Posted on 05/12/06
On 4 December 2006 Mthe Pobana of our Settlement Unit attended a FEDUP housing opening ceremony in Port Elizabeth. He was accompanied by a committee representing 20 shack dwellers. The purpose of the trip was to expose the committee to the work of the FEDUP. Click here to find out about the Federation of the Urban Poor (FEDUP).

Notice of Staff meeting
Posted on 04/12/06
The quarterly meeting of the staff collective will take place on 6 December 2006 at 09h30 in the boardroom.

People's Housing Process: The way forward
Posted on 01/12/06
The People’s Housing Partnership Trust (PHPT) is taking the recommendations made by the PHP Policy Working Group forward. In order to kick start this process, a meeting will take place on 4 December 2006 in Johannesburg from 09h30 to 15h00. The aim of the meeting is to develop an action plan, along with formal terms of reference and the appointment of people to implement the action plan. Ronald Eglin of our Settlement Unit will represent Afesis-corplan at the meeting. Click here to find out about the People's Housing Partnership Trust.