City says land is private and it therefore cannot provide a refuse service
Text by Denise Patterson. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Photo Essay | 6 September 2017
City promises full janitorial services this week
Brief | 5 September 2017
City has failed to address “appalling” sanitary conditions, says province
News | 23 August 2017
“I must sit in front of my children to do my business because my house is not big enough for privacy”
Brief | 17 August 2017
“Our toilets are in no conditions to be used. They are dirty and there are no bins to throw our sanitary pads.”
News | 11 August 2017
“This is simple. We want service delivery. That includes houses, sports facilities, clinics, working sanitation, and a clean community.”
News | 27 July 2017
City promises immunisation shots for workers and that all necessary equipment and chemicals will be delivered
By Vincent Lali
News | 24 July 2017
Residents claim dumping site last cleared in December
Brief | 21 July 2017
Streets and yards flooded for two months in Wells Estate
Brief | 14 July 2017
Toilets in Uitenhage housing project were built three years before the houses and they no longer work
News | 4 July 2017
Commuters have been relieving themselves behind food stalls at Port Elizabeth’s Crossroad Taxi Rank
Brief | 27 June 2017
Roads barricaded in Pietermaritzburg following electricity and water disruptions
Brief | 20 June 2017
A drain that let off a stench of human waste since December has been fixed
Brief | 12 June 2017
A community that has built its own preschool needs government support
By Julia Chaskalson and Zinhl'Mbali Mdluli
News | 5 June 2017