Sanitation
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
Province orders City of Cape Town to clean up Masiphumelele
City has failed to address “appalling” sanitary conditions, says province
News | 23 August 2017
Masiphumelele residents reject portable toilets
“I must sit in front of my children to do my business because my house is not big enough for privacy”
Brief | 17 August 2017
Eastern Cape learners tackle MEC over lack of toilets at schools
“Our toilets are in no conditions to be used. They are dirty and there are no bins to throw our sanitary pads.”
News | 11 August 2017