Sanitation
Death of children from toxic waste: municipality blames residents for dumping
But deadly dumpsite cleared at last
Brief | 8 January 2020
Residents point fingers at municipality after children poisoned on dumpsite
Motherwell families say rubbish is not collected and there is nowhere for children to play
News | 7 January 2020
Open trench poses safety risk, say Uitenhage residents
Municipality says complaints will be “escalated as matter of urgency”
Brief | 17 December 2019
Learners demand toilets and water for Limpopo schools
Department claims construction at schools will start January 2020
Brief | 13 December 2019
Nelson Mandela Bay admits to “serious infrastructure problems”
Communities have been complaining of recurring blockages and overflowing sewage
Brief | 6 December 2019
At last! Toilets for Sidubi Poort Junior Secondary School
Lecturer read GroundUp story and contacted donors
Brief | 4 December 2019
Residents of Amalinda say they have been forgotten
500 households with no electrification, months without rubbish collection, only two taps and a dozen working toilets
Brief | 28 November 2019
Four working toilets for 500 families
Ward councillor blames residents for blocked toilets
News | 26 November 2019
Concern over unclean conditions at initiation schools
Forum launches initiation season in Nelson Mandela Bay claiming no deaths since 2016
Brief | 21 November 2019