| Question | Answer | Description | Datasource and Evidence | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Are there budgetary or institutional capacity for participatory planning in informal settlements? | Partial Evidence | Without institutional capacity, it is unlikely that the city government will take participatory planning seriously. |
IDP 2020/2021 | Intention outlined to to ensure strengthen budgetary and institutional capacity in planning, not clear to what extent towards informal settlement upgrading |
| Does the city government have partnerships in place with organisations that can facilitate community participation? | Partial Evidence | Partnerships with internal departments and councilors and/or external organisations might be required to facilitate participatory planning. |
IDP 2021 | Appropriate mechanisms, processes and procedures for consultation and participation of local communities, organs of state, traditional authorities and other role players in the IDP review and budget formulation processes |
| Are there any other special arrangements in place to allow for participatory informal settlement upgrading? | Partial Evidence | Special arrangements might be required to deal with the contextual particularities of informal settlements in different locations. |
MSTF 2021 | The city to conduct public participation differently from the previous years. This was particularly done to enhance accountability by responding to the needs identified during 2019/2020 financial yearand provide reports on the implementation progress. |
| Is there evidence that a social compact exists between the municipality and communities that are undergoing upgrades? | Partial Evidence | A social compact must be concluded as part of each individual informal settlement upgrading plan. A maximum of three per cent of the project cost may be used for community/ social facilitation. |
MSTF 2021 | There is mention of a social cmpact aimed by the metropolitan, however its extent is not clear towards indidividual informal settlement upraging. |