Ailing Cape Town sewerage system
Vandals delay urgent Khayelitsha sewerage maintenance
New homes for families living above sewer pipes have been destroyed
By Vincent Lali
News | 6 January 2026
Shacks fill with sewage after pipe collapses
Pipes need maintenance, but shacks on top of them are preventing access
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 4 December 2025
City of Cape Town probe into vlei water reveals contaminated samples
Closure of vleis probably prolonged by presence of other pathogens in tests
News | 16 March 2022
Rietvlei opened again after City water quality tests found to be out of kilter
Milnerton Aquatic Club expresses gratitude to new Mayco member responsible for water and sanitation
News | 15 February 2022
City acts to clarify discrepancy in Rietvlei water quality tests
Tests conducted by Milnerton club contradict City’s tests that found high E. coli levels
News | 4 February 2022
A challenge to Cape Town’s new administration: please fix the sewerage system
This is one thing which affects all of us
GroundView | 20 January 2022
City of Cape Town falling short of directive to clean up Milnerton Lagoon
Green Scorpions finds City is not compliant with all its instructions
News | 14 December 2021
Cape Town’s polluted vleis costing jobs
Sewage spills are damaging local businesses and international tourism
News | 29 October 2021
Zandvlei opens for boating after sewage scare
But Rietvlei and Zeekoevlei are still closed
By Liezl Human
Brief | 5 October 2021