Sanitation
Vandals delay urgent Khayelitsha sewerage maintenance
New homes for families living above sewer pipes have been destroyed
By Vincent Lali
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
By Tladi Moloi and Sean Christie
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
Feature | 10 December 2025
Shacks fill with sewage after pipe collapses
Pipes need maintenance, but shacks on top of them are preventing access
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 4 December 2025
Waste reclaimers demand plan as Joburg’s landfills fill up
They also want to be included in the City’s solutions. But there are obstacles.
By Zanele Mji
News | 2 December 2025
Maseru dump site to be closed after community goes to court
Ha Tšosane residents have lived next to mountains of waste for years
Brief | 28 November 2025
“Sink hole” families to be moved
Dozens of Khayelitsha families have been living above a collapsing sewer pipe
By Vincent Lali and GroundUp Staff
News | 26 November 2025
School pit latrines demolished but not replaced with new toilets
Two primary schools in Limpopo have been struggling for over a year with inadequate chemical toilets
Brief | 4 November 2025
Cape Town shack dwellers march in city centre for services
Covid informal settlement lacks water, electricity and sanitation
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 3 November 2025