Slovo Park at a Glance

Slovo Park is situated in a politically and socially sensitive stretch of land south of Soweto. The community has been known by national government as Nancefield, by local council as Olifantsvlei and in the last five years as Slovo Park – named in honour of South Africa’s first minister of housing and former Umkhonto we Sizwe General, Joe Slovo.

The forced changing of identity reflects an on-going struggle faced by the leadership of Slovo Park to gain recognition as a legitimate settlement to access governmental support. This battle has been fought through constant shifts in governmental policy, power and promises for the community of Slovo Park. Their only tactics comprising of service delivery protest, painstaking formal requests for upgrade and currently a lawsuit against the City of Johannesburg.

Currently the community of Slovo Park with its development partners are strategizing this key social and political move.


THIS SITE SERVES AS A PORTAL FOR THE COMMUNITY OF SLOVO PARK & THE VARIOUS DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS TO SHARE THE JOURNEY OF RE-DEVELOPMENT.


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Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Slovo Playground Build 2014

The Slovo Playground Build project seeks to not only expose and up skill students of spatial disciplines, but to also provide the community of Slovo Park with a playground.





 Playground Plus +

As in most informal settlements, a safe outdoor space for children to play in was lacking in Slovo Park. The intention of Playground Plus+ is for the playground is used beyond just the function of making a play space for children, but can assist in a daily and crucial community
function such as: wash space, public lighting, gathering point, clinic or transport drop off e.t.c





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Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Slovo Park 2014 - Playground +

In 2014 students from the University of Johannesburg returned to Slovo Park alongside the SPCDF to address the 2013 Playground.















  







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