Sanitation
Garbage piling up in Cape Town townships as extortion gangs drive out City contractors
In some areas of Phillipi East rubbish has not been collected for nine months
Brief | 31 January 2024
Sinkholes open under Khayelitsha shacks, flooding homes with sewage
The whole of Khayelitsha is affected by a blocked sewer line, says City of Cape Town
By Vincent Lali
News | 25 January 2024
Pietermaritzburg township plagued by raw sewage spills
Msunduzi Municipality blames ageing infrastructure, improper waste disposal, and illegal connections
News | 17 January 2024
Taps have been dry in this Durban community for more than a decade
“My daughter was a year old when I last saw water coming out of our taps. She will be 14 next month,” says frustrated Bester resident
Brief | 16 January 2024
Nyanga families battle two-day water outage
City of Cape Town workers are on site to fix burst pipe
Brief | 9 January 2024
Children kayak in Kariega’s flooded streets
Local business owners scupper latest effort by Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality to remove water
Brief | 8 January 2024
Christmas will be just another day in Thembelihle, where toilets haven’t been emptied for four months
Johannesburg Water says “internal challenges” led to a shortage of trucks
Brief | 22 December 2023
Khayelitsha residents document their daily struggle with toilets
Photographic exhibition shows access to sanitation from the perspective of people living in informal settlements
By Liezl Human
Brief | 20 November 2023
Sewage in the sea: City fails to meet Hout Bay permit conditions
The City of Cape Town’s own data shows it is releasing more sewage than is allowed
News | 17 November 2023