Sanitation
Living on a dumpsite since 1992
We’ve been forgotten, say residents of eTipini in East London
By Chris Gilili
Brief | 16 November 2018
Woman breaks leg while trying to use communal toilet
“I was in so much pain”, says Khayelitsha woman
Brief | 13 November 2018
Nkandla residents rally to fix municipal toilets
“Next year we won’t vote. We do not have a reason to vote.”
By Chris Gilili
Brief | 2 November 2018
Parents start imaginative project to stop children playing on dumpsite
“Some children developed rashes all over their bodies after playing with the rubbish”
Brief | 29 October 2018
“I fell into a pit of mud and human waste”
Pit toilets finally repaired at Eastern Cape school where caretaker nearly drowned
By Phathiswa Shushwana and Chumani Mazwi
News | 26 October 2018
Rubbish uncollected for months in Port Elizabeth
Ward 58 councillor Mendiswa Makunga (ANC) stops assistant giving her phone number to GroundUp
Brief | 25 October 2018
Toilets unserviced for five years in East London
Residents say 200 people use two working toilets and one communal tap
By Chris Gilili
Brief | 22 October 2018
Land occupiers in Philippi want City to buy Oasis land
Oasis Crescent Property mum on future of occupation
News | 19 October 2018
Canals remain an open sore in Masiphumele Wetlands
Residents unhappy with City’s efforts; Provincial government however paints a rosy picture
News | 12 October 2018