Engaging MobiSAM
By Hancu Louw, Communication and Citizen Engagement Officer There has been a significant increase in reports and engagement on the MobiSAM Facebook page during the first month of 2017. A 140% increase to a...
Author: Hancu Louw
Mzinda, Malawi: citizens question representative democracy in local government election debates
By Blessings Chavula for Mzinda, Malawi In 2014, Malawi held the first tripartite general elections where citizens voted for Councillors, MPs and Presidential candidates. The election was particularly special and unique for the Councillor...
Working Together – The start of Masiphathisane
By Thozi Ngeju: Community Coordinator MobiSAM’s duty is smoothing communication between residents and the municipality. It’s a bit of good fortune that the Premier’s Office decided to initiate Operation Masiphathisane (let’s work together), because...
MobiSAM 2014 baseline vs MobiSAM 2016 baseline
By: Ingrid Siebörger As many of you are aware we undertook a baseline study of a proportion of Makana residents over the course of this year in order to understand a little bit more about...