Sanitation
No water, no toilets, no electricity in Qandu-qandu
Thousands in Khayelitsha informal settlement hope and wait for basic services
Text by Mary-Anne Gontsana. Photos by Masixole Feni.
Photo Essay | 1 July 2019
“The ANC has fooled us enough. They must deliver” says Pietermaritzburg protester
Cash-strapped Msunduzi Municipality says it is now asking private businesses for help
News | 25 June 2019
Marikana informal settlement erupts in protests
Vehicles torched and shack dwellers tear-gassed as Philippi East residents demand services from the City of Cape Town
By Velani Ludidi and Tariro Washinyira
News | 24 June 2019
Over 150 households share three toilets
“Maybe the government has forgotten about Kliptown”
By Chris Gilili
Brief | 21 June 2019
Alexandra residents protest in Sandton over state of township
“We want to burn our tyres here so that these streets can look like the streets of Alexandra”
By Zoë Postman
News | 19 June 2019
300 homes share eight pit toilets
Shackdwellers in Polar Park and Tyampolo, East London, are not even on housing waiting lists
News | 18 June 2019
Mother gave up her sick child because she lives in a shack without services
Nomaphelo Nomala says her only wish in life is to have her four-year-old daughter live with her
News | 14 June 2019
Vehicles torched as Philippi East residents demand toilets
Siyangena settlement without water and toilets after more than a year, raising flags about sanitation and safety
News | 13 June 2019
After three generations, Kliptown shack dwellers are still using communal toilets
“These toilets don’t reflect a democratic South Africa”
By Chris Gilili
News | 13 June 2019