Sanitation

Maseru dump site to be closed after community goes to court

Ha Tšosane residents have lived next to mountains of waste for years

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Brief | 28 November 2025

“Sink hole” families to be moved

Dozens of Khayelitsha families have been living above a collapsing sewer pipe

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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

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Brief | 4 November 2025

Cape Town shack dwellers march in city centre for services

Covid informal settlement lacks water, electricity and sanitation

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Brief | 3 November 2025

Sink holes open up again beneath shacks in Khayelitsha

The cause is a collapsing sewer line, but the City of Cape Town cannot access it unless it relocates the residents

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Brief | 30 October 2025

Investigation finds Limpopo school toilets have not been fixed

Ten years after the Michael Komape tragedy, many schools still need proper toilets

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Feature | 30 October 2025

City of Cape Town contractors mess up

Rubbish piles up as City dumps cleaning companies which don’t meet obligations

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Brief | 29 October 2025

Outrage as Cape Town rubbish removal company fails to pay workers

City of Cape Town says it will strengthen checks and balances when appointing contractors in the future

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News | 24 October 2025

Janitors employed to clean toilets have to buy their own water to do it

Company contracted to City of Cape Town does not provide water to cleaners, in a settlement which has none

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News | 23 October 2025