Sanitation
Wolseley residents complain of no refuse collection for five years
Municipality says iIlegal electrical connections and land occupations hinder service delivery in Zakhele
News | 9 October 2017
One pit toilet for 20 families
No protests in Masibulele for 10 years but residents are fed up
News | 3 October 2017
64-year-old Duncan Village resident has to walk 1km to the toilet
“It is not the municipality who tells people to start the informal settlement; they do it at their own risk” says councillor
News | 27 September 2017
Retreat residents want City to dump rubbish site plan
Cape Town plans to greatly expand its drop-off facility for bulky waste and recyclables
By Zoe Postman and Denise Patterson
News | 25 September 2017
Bearing Witness: Why it is worth seeing Masixole Feni’s photography
A Drain on our Dignity provides a visual slice through townships of Cape Town
Opinion | 22 September 2017
“Our grass is only cut when they host ANC rallies”
Pietermaritzburg township residents call for street lights, better roads, housing and clean toilets
News | 21 September 2017
Premier Zille’s childhood toilets not comparable to informal settlements
She has once more shown a lack of understanding of the lives of black people
Opinion | 8 September 2017
Dead dogs, dirty nappies, old food: rubbish piles up in Marikana
City says land is private and it therefore cannot provide a refuse service
Text by Denise Patterson. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Photo Essay | 6 September 2017
Sweet Home Farm’s pungent canals
City promises full janitorial services this week
Brief | 5 September 2017