Resources

Jonathan Timm, Manager of Special Projects, The Mvula Trust

A number of Corporate Social Investment (CSI) funds are targeting rural water projects as a way to make an impact in poor communities. There is however a risk that the positive impact of these investments can be compromised by a lack of alignment with local government planning priorities and processes.

Ilse Wilson, Training Specialist and Virginia Molose, Acting Policy Unit Director, The Mvula Trust

The National Qualifications Framework (NQF) was introduced to make learning a more practical and fair experience for all learners in the country. It has its origins in the labour movement of the early 1970s and in the struggle to transform the education system. This article appeared in the Mvula 2012 diary.

Lesego Loate, Policy Specialist, The Mvula Trust

The challenges facing the water sector, together with evidence of a continued inability by many Water Services Authorities to effectively and sustainably provide water services, means that DWA has to find a way to combine its regulation and practical support. This is the main thrust of DWA’s new local government programme, the Enhanced Local Government Support Approach (ELGoSA). This article appreared in the 2012 Mvula diary.

Jonathan Timm, Manager of Special Project, The Mvula Trust

Infrastructure provision is a key input to achieving good sanitation at schools. But it is not enough to ensure good sanitation. Toilets and taps need people to operate and maintain them, budgeting needs to happen, learners need user education and to understand and follow hygienic behaviours. This article appeared in the Mvula 2012 diary.

Victor Munnik, Senior Policy Specialist, The Mvula Trust

South Africa has seen a turn-around in the quality of drinking water and wastewater treatment – thanks to the Blue and Green Drop certification programmes of the Department of Water Affairs. This article was published in the Mvula 2012 diary.

Department of Water Affairs

This article focuses on recent innovations and improvements to the process of approving Water Use Licence Applications by the Department of Water Affairs. The article was provided by the Department of Water Affairs and published in the Mvula 2012 diary.

Unathi Mila, CSO National Co-ordinator, Department of Water Affairs

DWA article published in the Mvula 2012 diary focussed on CSOs in the water sector.

Victor Munnik, Senior Policy Specialist, The Mvula Trust

In some catchments, citizens have become central to catchment management through their active participation in catchment management forums (CMFs). In many cases, this participation has been as the result of concerns about water quality and citizens have assumed the role of custodians of water resources. This article was published in the Mvula 2012 diary.

Victor Munnik, Senior Policy Specialist, The Mvula Trust

It is well known that South Africa is a water scarce country. But we also face additional challenges. There is a need for growth, and redistribution of access to productive resources. Catchment management is crucial to achieving a workable balance. This article was published in the 2012 Mvula diary.

Victor Munnik, Senior Policy Specialist, The Mvula Trust

2012 is the year in which the second version of the National Water Resources Strategy (NWRS) should see the light. This comes at a time of big pressures on our water resources, and the corresponding need to manage these resources carefully. This article was published in the 2012 Mvula Diary.