Sanitation

Overflowing drain stinks out Vrygrond

Blockage is severe and will take time to fix says City

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Brief | 8 March 2019

Garbage piles up in Cambridge, East London

Ward councillor says problem is across the metro

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Brief | 8 March 2019

“We won’t vote” say Khayelitsha shack dwellers

“Because I have no land or house, I feel as if I’m a foreigner.”

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News | 7 March 2019

Hardworking and dedicated, but these janitors in East London can go unpaid for weeks

Toilet cleaners also have to buy their own cleaning materials and chemicals and work without gloves or protective clothing

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News | 4 March 2019

500 families wait for drains to be emptied

Pietermaritzburg municipality admits to maintenance problem

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News | 1 March 2019

Wastewater audit missing as countrywide water shortage looms

After reports were sent to cabinet, water test results have not been released for five years

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Feature | 25 February 2019

Toilets overflow and taps run dry in Enkanini

Residents vow to continue protesting until the problem is fixed

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News | 21 February 2019

City fails to publish water quality tests for two years

Public cannot assess effects of sewage disposal in sea

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News | 11 February 2019

Is Zandvliet poisoning Capetonians?

A nearby community is convinced it is, but test results are inconclusive

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Science | 1 February 2019