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🌱 #WriteYourFutureSA | A Return to the Village What if rural communities became places people returned to, not places they felt they had to leave? Ronald Eglin imagines Khwenxurha in 2034 👉 Read the full article: afesis.org.za/writeyourfutur… #Afesis #RuralDevelopment #EasternCape

𝗔𝗳𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲! On Thursday the 21st of May 2026, at the World Urban Forum in Baku, Afesis was on the big screen for the world. 👉WATCH THE FULL VIDEO HERE: youtu.be/4pv4WU9lItA @The_DHS | @UNHABITAT | @SouthAfricanCitiesNetwork | @SALGA

⏳ FINAL REMINDER! Afesis internship applications close on 28 April 2026. 📍 East London 💰 R13,500/month If you’re passionate about #SocialJustice, apply now: 📧 recruitment@afesis.org.za #InternshipSA #NGOJobs

WE ARE HIRING! 📢 Afesis seeks a social justice intern (12 months). ✅ Degree: Dev Studies / Urban Planning / PolSci / Comms ✅ Driver’s license ✅ Passion for community development 📅 Apply by 28 April 2026 📧 CV to recruitment@afesis.org.za R13 500/month stipend. #SocialJustice

A right is not defined by policy. It is defined by whether people can actually live it. As we mark #HumanRightsDay, we must confront a hard truth: A right in law, but absent in daily life, is a promise deferred. The real test of democracy is lived reality. #Afesis #SocialJustice

#socialjustice Afesis reaffirms that “𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣 𝙨𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚” means supporting rigorous, citizen-led accountability, not quick fixes. 𝗡𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼 reminds us that true justice work is “independent, difficult, slow, and often messy.

#SONA2026 - A credible national vision must confront local government failure head-on — and accelerate informal settlement upgrading, urban land access, and rural democracy as pillars of renewal. #LGE2026 #LocalGovernment #RuralDemocracy #UrbanLand #CivicAgency #SpatialJustice

SA, our systems are failing GBVF survivors at every step: 🚫 SAPS: Cases dismissed, investigations collapse. 🚫 Courts: Years-long delays, weak sentencing. 🚫 Govt: Overwhelmed social workers, poor services, no safety plans. It's time for structural change. #16DaysOfActivism

𝐌𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐞: 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐄𝐂 𝐦𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬. Afesis supports Mabuyane’s call for SANDF deployment to protect essential services — within law, with strict oversight and community inclusion, and only as a last resort. #Afesis #StopExtortion

Today is #WorldToiletDay In the Eastern Cape, only 47.9% of households have flush toilets — while 42% rely on unsafe pit latrines. Informal settlements are hardest hit. Source: GHS 2024 (𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙨 𝙎𝘼) #WorldToiletDay #SanitationForAll #WaterAndSanitation #Afesis #SocialJustice

𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗼𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗮 was correct: accelerating economic growth is one of South Africa’s most pressing challenges. ‘But Minister, as Afesis, we must ask: growth for whom?’ Growth must reach people where they are. #MTBPS2025 #Afesis #EconomicJustice #SocialJustice

📉 According to Stats SA QLFS (Q3 2025), the Eastern Cape is the only province to record job losses (–53 000). Inequality is spatial. Growth is urban. Opportunity is uneven. We need place-based economic justice that starts with rural provinces. #EasternCape #Afesis #SocialJustice

𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟯𝟴% 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 — 𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝟱𝟭%. @WorldBank report. In SA, women outnumber men, accounting for 51% of the population — approx 32,2 million; yet only 4.9% of female-headed households hold mortgages vs 9.1% men. #LandJustice #Afesis

𝐀 𝐇𝐔𝐆𝐄 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬! Our planner @MduduziNtongana is taking the stage at #WTPD2025 to share the inspiring story of the Phola Park Re-Blocking Project! Let's hear it for Mdu! 🎉 #PlanningTogether #InformalSettlements #UrbanPlanning #SouthAfricaToTheWorld

Afesis joined the #ConstitutionalismFund close-out dinner, marking 10 yrs of strengthening SA’s democracy. Our Human Settlements Specialist, Ronald Eglin (PhD), reflected on how civic participation sustains constitutionalism & local accountability. #SocialJustice #CivicEngagement

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s call for South Africa’s grocery retailers to bring down food prices and avoid cartel behaviour is not just an economic concern — it’s a moral and social justice issue. “We stand with rural and poor households calling for fair food prices.” #FoodJustice

🌾 #RuralWomenRising Rural women remain excluded. 𝐒𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭: Afesis works with over 1 500 rural women across 5 district municipalities — empowering them to lead in governance & climate action. #InternationalDayOfRuralWomen #Afesis #EconomicInclusionSA

Only 28% of economic-inclusion programmes push for policy change (@WorldBank , SEI 2024). We must move from empowerment to advocacy — demand laws that secure land, credit & markets for rural women. What other policies are needed to support rural women in SA? #PolicyAdvocacy