Tenders are invited for the supply, manufacture and installation of prefabricated housing units and storage facilities as well as a meeting hall for the Temporary Relocation Area (TRA) of the Mossel Bay UISP Project. A set of tender documents can be obtained on the Mossel Bay Municipality’s website at https://www.mosselbay.gov.za/tenders-available  free of charge (follow the … Continue reading Tender TDR126.2020.2021 Mossel Bay UISP TRA construction of temporary housing units

A meeting was held with the Emfuleni BLCs on 24 June 2021 in the  KwaNonqaba Community Hall. The purpose of the meeting was to provide feedback to the Emfuleni community regarding the recent household survey that was conducted in Growing Hope as well as to discuss the verification of the Emfuleni informal settlement. The Zutari … Continue reading Emfuleni BLC community meeting 24 June 2021

Tenders were invited from Contractors with a CIDB grading of 7CE or higher for the construction of the first phase of the upgrading of Informal Settlements Programme (UISP) consisting of 680 serviced erven as well as a temporary relocation area (TRA) within the Mossel Bay Municipal area. A compulsory site and information meeting was held … Continue reading Site Briefing Meeting for Tender TDR199/2020/2021: Construction of Civil Engineering Services for 680 Erven and Temporary Relocation Area (TRA): Phase 1

Tenders were invited from Contractors with a CIDB grading of 7CE or higher for the construction of the first phase of the upgrading of Informal Settlements Programme (UISP) consisting of 680 serviced erven as well as a temporary relocation area (TRA) within the Mossel Bay Municipal area. Ref No.TDR199/2020/2021 Closing Date:25/06/2021 MOSSEL BAY MUNICIPALITY INVITATION … Continue reading Tender for Construction of Civil Engineering Services – UISP Phase 1

The South African Cities Network (SACN) was established in 2002 by the Minister for Provincial and Local Government, in collaboration with the mayors of South Africa's largest cities and the South African Local Government Association (SALGA), as an independent Section 21 company with the mandate to: Promote good governance and management in South African cities;Analyse … Continue reading The Mossel Bay Upgrading of Informal Settlements (UISP) showcased on the South African Cities Network Good Hood Stories Initiative

See the latest video of the Emergency Shared Basic Services project uploaded under the Project Overview - IBS page! "Once we secure access to clean water and to adequate sanitation facilities for all people, irrespective of the difference in their living conditions, a huge battle against all kinds of diseases will be won." Dr LEE … Continue reading Zutari video – Emergency Shared Basic Services

The Project wins the award for the best Community-based project at the SAICE National Award on Thursday evening, the 12th of November 2020. https://videopress.com/v/rta2MADg?preloadContent=metadata https://videopress.com/v/7gClLOAG?preloadContent=metadata

A well-attended meeting was called by the Mossel Bay Municipality and Zutari, the Implementing Agent of the UISP on the 14th of September at the KwaNonqaba Community Hall.  The focus of the meeting was to inform the community about the current status of the project, the way forward, and to elect additional members of the … Continue reading UISP Emfuleni Community Meeting

The construction of the fence around the Temporary Relocation Accomodation (TRA) facility is underway and progressing well. The tender for the construction of the engineering services for Phase 1 of the Mossel Bay UISP is currently being advertised, and the construction of the TRA facility forms part of Phase 1.  The TRA facility will be … Continue reading Construction underway to erect Fence on TRA site

A leadership development workshop was held on the 12th of September 2020 at the KwaNonqaba Community Hall with fifteen BLC members from Emfuleni, Transand, Asla Park C and E, Ward Councillors and officials from the Mossel Bay Municipality. The primary purpose of the workshop was to inform, engage and cover some leadership training aspects with … Continue reading Leadership during the Verification and Relocation Process / Ubunkokheli ngexhesha lokuqinisekisa kunye nenkqubo yokufuduka

The tender for the construction of Civil Engineering Services for the UISP Phase 1 areas has been advertised. The tender documents can be downloaded from the Municipality's website: https://www.mosselbay.gov.za/tenders-available Ref No.TDR64/2020/2021 Date opened:04/09/2020 Closing Date:09/10/2020 MOSSEL BAY MUNICIPALITYINVITATION TO TENDERCLOSING TIME: 12:00 CLOSING DATE: 9 OCTOBER 2020TDR64/2020/2021: CONSTRUCTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR 680 ERVEN … Continue reading Tender for Construction of Civil Engineering Services – UISP Phase 1

The Asivikelane is an initiative of IBP South Africa, Planact, the SASDI Alliance, Afesis-corplan, DAG, SJC and Grassroot with funding provided by the European Union, Open Society Foundation, Luminate and Raith Foundation. By responding to three questions weekly about their access to water, clean toilets and waste removal, residents offer a window into their daily … Continue reading Mossel Bay Municipality shines Green on Asivikelane!

Community champions (BLC Leaders) took the initiative to provide cooked meals for the informal settlement community. With donations made by DAG and Aurecon, DAG assisted the leaders to add to purchase supplies and thereby extended their reach. The money that was donated was split between Wolwedans B, Brandwacht and Ruiterbos as well as for airtime … Continue reading Donations going towards feeding communities

The Mossel Bay Municipality has procured material to be used to clean the toilets in the Informal Settlement Areas.   Cleaning materials are distributed to leaders in each of the settlements, with the help of the NGO (Development Action Group), as well as the Implementing Agent for the UISP Project (Aurecon).  No CWP workers are used … Continue reading Distribution of Cleaning Materials to Informal Settlement Areas

The construction of the interim shared basic services that is seen as the first step in this incremental upgrading process is progressing well. These photos were taken across some of the areas in Kwanonqaba where construction is nearing completion:

See our project website address displayed on the site notice boards at the entrance of Kwanonqaba as well as the site camp at Emfuleni:

THE UPGRADING OF INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS PROGRAMME (UISP) – PRECINCT 2 & 3, MOSSEL BAY: ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORISATION IN TERMS OF THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACT, 1998 (ACT 107 OF 1998) (“NEMA”) Environmental Authorisations have been issued for the Mossel Bay UISP Precinct 2 and 3 Section 24G Environmental Applications, that were submitted to the Western Cape … Continue reading Environmental Authorisations Granted

The Janitorial Capacity Building Programme is an initiative that will be registered under the Community Development Workers Programme and is aimed at training people that will look at the cleaning and maintenance of the toilet facilities that are being installed as part of the overall Mossel Bay UISP Project. The process is underway to register … Continue reading Janitorial Capacity Building Programme