Sanitation

250 learners share three pit toilets at this Eastern Cape school

Fama Primary School in Flagstaff is falling apart

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Brief | 27 January 2026

Two more years of sewage stink for Polokwane families

Upgrades to the wastewater treatment works delayed until 2028/29 after contractors fired for poor performance

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Brief | 27 January 2026

Failing water systems will cost R400-billion to fix, says minister

73% of water authorities in South Africa have “poor” or “critical” water systems

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Charts | 23 January 2026

Human Rights Commission visits school where learners use playground as a loo

Toilets are being repaired at Van Coller primary after parents shut down the school last week

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Brief | 20 January 2026

Parents close Eastern Cape school where playground is used as a toilet

Toilets at the primary school in Komani have not functioned for six years

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Brief | 14 January 2026

Still no public toilets at Durban bus rank

Commuters and street vendors battle as public toilets at three sites still closed for renovations

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Brief | 14 January 2026

Vandals delay urgent Khayelitsha sewerage maintenance

New homes for families living above sewer pipes have been destroyed

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News | 6 January 2026

Free State residents without water while municipal officials bicker

Maluti-a-Phofung Municipality will close down its failing water supply entity

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News | 16 December 2025

Kimberley’s big hole of municipal failure

Sol Plaatje municipality’s speaker and municipal manager were recently appointed despite tainted records

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Feature | 10 December 2025