“The army is here to intimidate us” says Qandu-qandu informal settlement resident
News | 22 August 2019
Raw sewage bubbles up in yards and runs in the streets of RDP housing project in Uitenhage
Brief | 22 August 2019
About 50 people demonstrated outside Port Elizabeth city hall demanding electricity, toilets and water
Brief | 20 August 2019
“City doesn’t send officials to help residents whose shacks are flooded, so we made a decision to help ourselves,” says Marikana resident
By Vincent Lali
Photo Essay | 8 August 2019
Gift of the Givers has built eight new toilets at the school
Brief | 19 July 2019
Sikiti informal settlement in Butterworth, Eastern Cape, was established over 20 years ago
News | 19 July 2019
“They have been on the land the longest and they still don’t have flushing toilets”
By Zoë Postman
News | 12 July 2019
Residents of an informal settlement opposite Maitland Cemetery believe the City has neglected them
News | 10 July 2019
Premier announces R192-million spend to fix sanitation infrastructure backlog at 100 schools
Brief | 5 July 2019
“Half a loaf is better than nothing,” ward councillor says about the number of toilets to be shared by thousands
Brief | 4 July 2019
“It’s like they forgot about us,” says resident in East London informal settlement
Brief | 1 July 2019
Thousands in Khayelitsha informal settlement hope and wait for basic services
Text by Mary-Anne Gontsana. Photos by Masixole Feni.
Photo Essay | 1 July 2019
Cash-strapped Msunduzi Municipality says it is now asking private businesses for help
News | 25 June 2019
Vehicles torched and shack dwellers tear-gassed as Philippi East residents demand services from the City of Cape Town
By Velani Ludidi and Tariro Washinyira
News | 24 June 2019
“Maybe the government has forgotten about Kliptown”
By Chris Gilili
Brief | 21 June 2019
“We want to burn our tyres here so that these streets can look like the streets of Alexandra”
By Zoë Postman
News | 19 June 2019