Sanitation
Furious Kariega residents dump their garbage outside rubbish collectors’ homes
24 out of the municipality’s 36 trucks are still being repaired
Brief | 18 March 2022
City of Cape Town probe into vlei water reveals contaminated samples
Closure of vleis probably prolonged by presence of other pathogens in tests
News | 16 March 2022
Rubbish piles up in Cape Town’s townships as residents fight over jobs
The City says it is making efforts to upgrade the jobseekers’ database
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Mary-Anne Gontsana
Feature | 9 March 2022
Buffalo City residents march on municipality with long list of broken services
Billing errors, overflowing sewage, pothole-ridden roads - these are just some of the complaints
Brief | 7 March 2022
Soweto youths turn dumpsite into thriving food garden
The pair say their garden has become a hub for locals, with many community meetings now held there
News | 1 March 2022
Nelson Mandela Bay residents say they can’t afford to boil water or buy bottled
Parents requested to boil water for children to bring to school
Brief | 25 February 2022
Nelson Mandela Bay municipality admits water is contaminated
Residents told to “boil the water before consuming it”
Brief | 22 February 2022
Shack dwellers accuse municipality of breaking promise to build houses
Msunduzi Municipality mayor says they’re doing what they can to ensure families live in better conditions
News | 22 February 2022
R14-million water installation project left villagers thirsty
OR Tambo District Municipality’s Ngqeleni water project in rural Eastern Cape riddled with failures
News | 21 February 2022