Sanitation
Garbage collection resumes in Khayelitsha after weeks of rubbish piling up
A tender appeal interrupted garbage collection for over two weeks
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 15 July 2021
Alexandra was already “a ticking time-bomb” says SAHRC report
As protest returns to Alexandra, activists say nothing has changed after 2019 protests
News | 13 July 2021
Rubbish collection stopped by garbage collectors demanding permanent jobs in Kariega
The workers say they were employed as casuals from 2018 until June 2021
Brief | 9 July 2021
“Mice, cockroaches, mosquitos and flies were attracted to the dumping site”
eThekwini Municipality warns of fines of up to R5,000 for illegal dumping
Brief | 9 July 2021
Filthy water killed my chickens, says Khayelitsha protester
Shack dwellers demand the nearby sewage pump station be fixed
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 6 July 2021
Sanitation worse than ever after floods hit informal settlement
Residents of Ethembeni in Khayelitsha say they urgently need ten to 15 chemical toilets
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 5 July 2021
Elections 2021: Witzenberg a ‘model municipality’ tarnished by poor waste management and unemployment
Budget choices in Ceres favouring the administrative centre over neighbouring towns littered with potholes and sewage
Text and Photos by Steve Kretzmann
News | 30 June 2021
Gauteng sewage has shown high rates of Covid-19 for three weeks
Other hotspots are Gqeberha and Cape Town
By James Stent
News | 24 June 2021
East London residents say they live in filth
Rubbish strewn and sewage flooded streets are a daily curse in Duncan Village
Brief | 18 June 2021