Sanitation

“We have no place to defecate” says Khayelitsha resident

City has promised to fix blocked toilets in Green Point informal settlement, but blames land occupiers for problem

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News | 28 June 2018

Roads ridden with potholes in Duncan Village, say residents

The municipality says it has budgeted to fix some of the roads in the township this year.

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Brief | 25 June 2018

“This area is used as a dumpsite” says Mandela Park resident

Residents accuse the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality of neglecting their informal settlement. They believe politicians only visit the area to garner votes.

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News | 25 June 2018

Khayelitsha residents demand toilets, water and electricity

“We have had enough of living in squalor,” says shack-dweller

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News | 20 June 2018

Toilets blocked for nearly a year

City of Cape Town blames vandalism for the mess

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News | 20 June 2018

Protesters who targeted funeral processions finally get houses

Uitenhage families moved after 20 years in shacks

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News | 13 June 2018

Lusikisiki residents demand water

ANC members organise march against ANC politician

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Brief | 12 June 2018

Mfuleni shack-dwellers have been using an open field as a toilet. Now even the field is too dirty

Communal toilets in Burundi informal settlement haven’t been cleaned since January

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News | 8 June 2018

Vastrap residents demand houses, roads, toilets and electricity

Despite tensions, black and coloured residents protest together

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News | 1 June 2018

Michael Komape’s family to appeal Limpopo High Court’s decision

Family is seeking nearly R3 million in damages

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Law | 31 May 2018

We are living in a pigsty, says ward councillor

Informal dumps spread in Tshepisong West as garbage goes uncollected

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Brief | 17 May 2018

East London has no budget to clean toilets, says official

Duncan Village communal toilets in terrible state

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News | 15 May 2018

School children have to use a field as a toilet

We feel abandoned by the government, says parent

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Brief | 11 May 2018

Understanding the Michael Komape judgment

It’s a setback for the family, but it will help the campaign to end pit toilets in schools

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Law | 10 May 2018

Shack dwellers live in filth in Kraaifontein

Residents depend on neighbours in RDP houses for basic services

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News | 4 May 2018

Cape Town needs to invest in places like Malawi Camp

Airport settlement is test of municipality’s commitment to investing in poor communities

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Opinion | 2 May 2018