Sanitation
Potholes, broken drains and crime: you’ve got to be brave to drive in Samora Machel
Sewage oozes onto the streets and there are holes in the main roads
News | 29 August 2023
Streets in Durban township are covered in sewage
Ward councillor blames frequent sewerage blockages on residents throwing rubbish into the drains
Brief | 28 August 2023
Gauteng Premier promises a “realistic” plan for services in Slovo Park
The settlement has waited for over two decades to be upgraded despite a 2016 court ruling in residents’ favour
By Chris Gilili
News | 24 August 2023
1,500 families share three toilets in Durban informal settlement
Nearly 40 blocked toilets have not been fixed after two years
News | 17 August 2023
Jobless residents clean up rubbish dumps in Nyanga East
Volunteers work from 9am to 1pm on weekdays
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 8 August 2023
After a month of no refuse collection, Dunoon residents march to municipal offices
Subcouncil 3 manager says area is too volatile to render services
Brief | 7 August 2023
Khayelitsha families rally to help bury three children who died after playing on dump site
City of Cape Town and SAPS are investigating the deaths
News | 25 July 2023
Protesters force city councillors to walk through sewage
Kariega residents divert Mandela Day convoy
News | 24 July 2023
Over 1,000 shack dwellers protest: “We are tired of living in squalor”
City of Cape Town accused of “persistent failure to collect rubbish ” in informal settlements
By Vincent Lali
News | 21 July 2023