Sanitation
Homes waterlogged with “liquid shit” for three months
City of Cape Town says the residents have occupied a stormwater retention pond unlawfully
By Vincent Lali
News | 29 October 2020
Councillor summons municipal officials to respond to shackdwellers’ complaints
“Shack” is a glorified name for a dog kennel, says councillor
News | 28 October 2020
Railway line shack dwellers trash ward councillor
Protesters are demanding services and recognition for Eyadini informal settlement in Cape Town
By Vincent Lali
News | 26 October 2020
Dunoon residents hire their own janitors to clean communal toilets
City says dispute over EPWP contractors is delaying the process to hire janitors to clean toilets
Brief | 26 October 2020
Makhanda unable to keep up with sewage spills
A sewage spill in Extension 9 has been unresolved for months
Brief | 16 October 2020
Environmentalists raise concern over polluted Durban river
High levels of E. coli detected, but that might not be the worst of it
News | 12 October 2020
Protests erupt over slow relocation of PE shack dwellers
Vehicles stoned and roads closed by Vastrap, Qunu and Jaagvlakte informal settlement residents
News | 2 October 2020
City gets court interdict to clean Dunoon toilets
Sanitech has had to be accompanied by law enforcement
Brief | 28 September 2020
Khayelitsha land occupiers call for water, toilets and rubbish collection
“Those who succeed in occupying illegally and knowing there are no services on the land unfortunately do so at own risk” says Malusi Booi
By Vincent Lali
News | 23 September 2020