Sanitation
Hundreds of people share two toilets in Diepsloot
Toilets broken nine years ago in Extension 1 were never fixed
By Chris Gilili
Brief | 18 July 2022
“Our children play in fields full of poop and pee” says protester
Hundreds of Bayland informal settlement residents block roads in Gqeberha over electricity and basic services
Brief | 14 July 2022
City suspends operations in Philippi after team robbed at gunpoint
Families in Marcus Garvey informal settlement are living with a large pool of stagnant sewer water behind their homes
Brief | 7 July 2022
North West town is drowning in rubbish
Ward councillor blames inactive Madibeng Local Municipality for not cleaning up Hebron
By Chris Gilili
Brief | 6 July 2022
Delft residents march to Premier Winde’s office
“We have been staying in Tsunami for 15 years, but we still don’t have electricity”
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 1 July 2022
Shack dwellers call for their settlements to be recognised
Mfuleni residents march to Cape Town Civic Centre
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 30 June 2022
“Our living conditions are disgusting and dehumanising”
Sewage overflowing into homes in Gqeberha township
News | 29 June 2022
Broken toilets are a big problem across Cape Town’s townships
In a Khayelitsha neighbourhood, it’s so bad that instead of using the City-supplied toilets, people are defecating in buckets and throwing the waste in a field
News | 27 June 2022
Limpopo villagers have to buy water with their social grants
Two years ago the water situation in Mtititi was dire. Now it’s even worse
News | 24 June 2022