Sanitation
Sink holes open up again beneath shacks in Khayelitsha
The cause is a collapsing sewer line, but the City of Cape Town cannot access it unless it relocates the residents
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 30 October 2025
Investigation finds Limpopo school toilets have not been fixed
Ten years after the Michael Komape tragedy, many schools still need proper toilets
By Liezl Human
Feature | 30 October 2025
City of Cape Town contractors mess up
Rubbish piles up as City dumps cleaning companies which don’t meet obligations
Brief | 29 October 2025
Outrage as Cape Town rubbish removal company fails to pay workers
City of Cape Town says it will strengthen checks and balances when appointing contractors in the future
By Vincent Lali
News | 24 October 2025
Janitors employed to clean toilets have to buy their own water to do it
Company contracted to City of Cape Town does not provide water to cleaners, in a settlement which has none
By Vincent Lali
News | 23 October 2025
Raw sewage forces Khayelitsha families to abandon shacks
A blockage in the main sewer line has caused manholes to overflow
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 21 October 2025
Human Rights Commissioner dodges overflowing sewage in Cape Town
The City of Cape Town says it plans to upgrade the sewage pipes in Bloekombos in July
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 30 September 2025
Vryheid business owners join MK march for better service delivery
IFP holds counter protest
Brief | 26 September 2025
Teachers at Eastern Cape school give up their toilet to grade R learners
Jongikhaya teachers and learners share broken pit toilets
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Yamkela Ntshongwana
News | 17 September 2025