Sanitation
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
News | 4 March 2019
500 families wait for drains to be emptied
Pietermaritzburg municipality admits to maintenance problem
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
Feature | 25 February 2019
Toilets overflow and taps run dry in Enkanini
Residents vow to continue protesting until the problem is fixed
By Vincent Lali
News | 21 February 2019
City fails to publish water quality tests for two years
Public cannot assess effects of sewage disposal in sea
News | 11 February 2019
Is Zandvliet poisoning Capetonians?
A nearby community is convinced it is, but test results are inconclusive
Text by Daneel Knoetze. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Science | 1 February 2019
Activist leader Axolile Notywala arrested
Residents of informal settlements demand sanitation in protest aimed at Mayor Dan Plato
News | 31 January 2019
Protesters threaten to empty toilets onto road
Msunduzi municipality doesn’t listen, say residents
News | 30 January 2019
School gets toilets after GroundUp report
Pretoria company donates 16 dry toilets to Pietermaritzburg school
Brief | 30 January 2019