Sanitation
Failed RDP project leaves 71 households with toilet buildings but no houses
Eastern Cape government departments pass the buck and kill the project in bureaucracy
News | 29 September 2021
We are living in sewage, say Khayelitsha protesters
Residents block roads, complaining of blocked drains
News | 28 September 2021
Not such a dirty business: Two Diepsloot entrepreneurs create jobs from rubbish
Diepsloot in Johannesburg has become a dumping ground for rubbish. Parts of the township look unsightly. But two residents are turning a messy situation into a job-creation opportunity that removes rubbish.
Video | 17 September 2021
It took a court order, but municipality says it is cleaning up Makhanda at last
Makhanda’s by-laws and waste management system fail constitutional mandate, says judge
News | 15 September 2021
Cape Town child drowns in sewer after manhole left uncovered
Uncle blames City’s track record on sanitation in Khayelitsha
News | 30 August 2021
Khayelitsha toilet cleaners work without recommended inoculations
City blames Covid disruptions for being behind on vaccinating workers against tetanus
Brief | 19 August 2021
Gqeberha shack dwellers block road, stone cars in protest over electricity and sanitation
700 households share three taps and three toilets
News | 18 August 2021
Addo awash in raw sewage for months
Municipality says it must upgrade sewer pump station to a water treatment works
News | 16 August 2021
Makana municipality insists these toilets have been fixed and are in use. But there’s a padlock on the gate
Taxi drivers, commuters, and vendors complain
News | 11 August 2021