31 Aug 2012

   By Jack Makau, SDI Secretariat In September 2010, at the age of 25, John Te went on a plane for the first time in his life, on a trip...

24 Aug 2012

By Noah Schermbrucker, SDI Secretariat  Developmental agendas on the global stage generally involve a reliance on statistics. The millennium development goals (MDG’s) provide quantifiable targets for countries to work towards....

23 Aug 2012

By Kwanele Sibanda, CORC South Africa  As had been agreed upon in last night's mass meeting, in Marlboro Industrial Area, Johannesburg, the Marlboro residents began to mobilize one another and...

20 Aug 2012

By Mara Forbes, SDI Intern, The New School, New York   “The municipality was very impressed with the report because it truly acknowledges the truth on the ground and the...

17 Aug 2012

**Cross-posted from the SPARC CitywatchINDIA Blog** Due to the lack of availability of toilets in many communities and the dissatisfaction that communities feel towards toilets provided by municipal corporations, SPARC...

16 Aug 2012

By Barbara Torresi, People's Dialogue Ghana Introduction Wednesday 16 May 2012 was a glorious day for the citizens of Ashaiman, a town in Greater Accra, since after months of careful preparations...

15 Aug 2012

Yesterday we reported to you about evictions taking place in Marlboro Industrial Area of Johannesburg. Today we have a full write up from the South African SDI Alliance on the...

14 Aug 2012

**Cross-posted from South African SDI Alliance FB Page** According to eyewitness accounts, and the latest from Marlboro area in Johannesburg, the JMPD is still razing through the area and even...

06 Aug 2012

By Baraka Mwau and Noah Schermbrucker, SDI secretariat Blantyre is the second largest city, after Lilongwe in Malawi, with a population of about 700, 000 people. This city is the...