Sanitation
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
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
By Vincent Lali
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
By Liezl Human
Feature | 30 October 2025
City of Cape Town contractors mess up
Rubbish piles up as City dumps cleaning companies which don’t meet obligations
Brief | 29 October 2025