Sanitation
“Poo protests” turn violent in Gqeberha
Toilets have not been cleaned for weeks in a number of informal settlements according to the protesters
News | 31 January 2023
City of Tshwane not coping with refuse removal, say residents
Refuse collection in Ga-Rankuwa is infrequent and illegal dumps are multiplying
By Chris Gilili
News | 23 January 2023
Poo protest in Gqeberha
Nearly 600 households, sharing ten toilets in Govan Mbeki Village, say the facilities have not been cleaned since before Christmas
News | 19 January 2023
Sewage on the seashore: Here’s what’s causing Cape Town’s beach closures
Loadshedding at pump stations blamed for most closures
News | 13 January 2023
City withdraws workers after crew robbed yet again in Philippi
Workers will only return when being escorted by “already overstretched” law enforcement officers
Brief | 12 January 2023
Rubbish hasn’t been collected for weeks in parts of Gqeberha
“We couldn’t enjoy Christmas lunch under these smelly conditions”
News | 10 January 2023
Is Cape Town’s mayor winning the war on sewage?
Cape Town still has a sewage pollution crisis, but the mayor is “on the right track”, says expert
News | 1 December 2022
Dunoon suit salesman becomes successful bin cleaner
Siyanda Nohashe is making a business out of servicing rubbish bins
Brief | 30 November 2022
30 things the City has done to clean up Cape Town’s vleis, rivers and wetlands
All water quality test results are now available to the public online
Opinion | 22 November 2022