Sanitation
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
Marikana families remain in the dark five years after landmark ruling
City of Cape Town says its still in the process of buying the parcels of land where about 40,000 people live in Philippi East
News | 23 June 2022
Eight years after Michael Komape’s death we visited Limpopo schools to see if their toilets have improved
“Pit toilets pose a fatal risk to the lives, safety and health of learners” says SECTION27
Feature | 22 June 2022