Sanitation
City of Cape Town contractors mess up
Rubbish piles up as City dumps cleaning companies which don’t meet obligations
Brief | 29 October 2025
Outrage as Cape Town rubbish removal company fails to pay workers
City of Cape Town says it will strengthen checks and balances when appointing contractors in the future
By Vincent Lali
News | 24 October 2025
Janitors employed to clean toilets have to buy their own water to do it
Company contracted to City of Cape Town does not provide water to cleaners, in a settlement which has none
By Vincent Lali
News | 23 October 2025
Raw sewage forces Khayelitsha families to abandon shacks
A blockage in the main sewer line has caused manholes to overflow
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 21 October 2025
Human Rights Commissioner dodges overflowing sewage in Cape Town
The City of Cape Town says it plans to upgrade the sewage pipes in Bloekombos in July
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 30 September 2025
Vryheid business owners join MK march for better service delivery
IFP holds counter protest
Brief | 26 September 2025
Teachers at Eastern Cape school give up their toilet to grade R learners
Jongikhaya teachers and learners share broken pit toilets
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Yamkela Ntshongwana
News | 17 September 2025
Caught between government departments, Limpopo families live with raw sewage
Families in Lebawakgomo have tried for years to get someone to stop sewage flowing into their yards
Brief | 5 September 2025
Sewage in the rivers as Polokwane water treatment project stalls
Polluted water is flowing into the Blood and Sand rivers
Brief | 2 September 2025