Sanitation
Three years after a court order, illegal dumps in Makhanda have not been cleared
There has been only partial compliance by the municipality, while numerous dumpsites continue to plague residents
Brief | 23 May 2024
Unpaid contractors block central Gqeberha with garbage trucks and water tankers
The municipality agreed to pay service providers by next week
Brief | 15 May 2024
Sewage pollutes KwaZulu-Natal’s popular south coast lagoons
None of the 19 sewage treatment plants managed by the Ugu District Municipality are properly treating sewage released into rivers and lagoons
News | 15 May 2024
The long battle of 300 families for toilets and taps
The land they live on in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, has been earmarked for a hospital
Brief | 6 May 2024
Elandsfontein drowning in sewage and buried by rubble
City of Ekurhuleni has not helped the residents who have reported the issues for nearly a year
Brief | 19 April 2024
Ekurhuleni shack dwellers’ hopes of getting flush toilets dashed
City of Ekurhuleni says five families can safely share a chemical toilet
News | 18 April 2024
450 families, one water tap in Cape Town informal settlement
City promises to inspect
News | 17 April 2024
Children have to use an open field as a toilet at Mthatha primary school
Zwelinzima Primary has 200 learners and 13 staff but no toilets
Brief | 8 April 2024
Pit toilet eradication deadline missed by Limpopo education department
But department says it’s 80% of the way there
By Liezl Human
Brief | 4 April 2024