Sanitation
Extortion threat hits rubbish collection in Cape Town
Informal settlements in Nyanga, Philippi and Samora Machel affected
Brief | 21 April 2026
Pit toilets: Eastern Cape parents take matters into their own hands
Parents at Good Hope Primary in Cofimvaba are building their own toilets
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Johnnie Isaac
News | 21 April 2026
City of Joburg admits “little to show” decades after Slovo Park upgrade promises
“All we are asking for is dignity,” community development forum chair tells government
By Seth Thorne
Brief | 16 April 2026
Sewage treatment collapsing in Tshwane
The Department of Water and Sanitation has given the City 60 days from 31 March to come up with a plan
By Seth Thorne
News | 14 April 2026
Slovo Park: a decade of winning in court, losing on the ground
After decades of struggle, residents still lack sanitation and water infrastructure
Opinion | 13 April 2026
Johannesburg sewage treatment fails Green Drop assessment
Metro has dropped from 91% in 2011 to below 50%
By Seth Thorne
News | 7 April 2026
Mpumalanga’s Emakhazeni fails to bill residents as its towns crumble
The municipality ran up a deficit of R21-million in the 2024/25 financial year
Feature | 7 April 2026
Take me to the river: baptisms in Joburg’s polluted water
Years of systemic failures have poisoned the Klip River
By Seth Thorne
News | 3 April 2026
Water corruption: hundreds of cases referred for prosecution, but no arrests
MPs concerned that criminals are getting away with large-scale fraud and corruption over water and sanitation projects
News | 1 April 2026