Wolwerivier

A social audit is a community-led process of reviewing of crucial documents to determine whether the public expenditure and service delivery outcomes reported by the government really reflect the public money spent and the services received by the community. Members of the community collectively participate in a process of verifying government (or private company) documents by comparing them with the realities on the ground and the experiences of the community. Evidence collected during the audit is then reported to the responsible authorities at a public meeting.

Wolwerivier is a new relocation camp built by the City of Cape Town and is located on a farm 30km to the north of Cape Town. The publication details findings from the social audit examining the relocation of people from Skandaaalkamp informal settlement and addresses key questions relating to the mareginalisation of poor households to the urban periphery.