Sanitation
Waste is piling up and we don’t know enough to deal with it
The lack of accurate data could turn South Africa into a “wasteland”, says recycling organisation
News | 26 November 2024
Security guards shot while escorting garbage collectors in Cape Town
One is in critical condition
Brief | 22 November 2024
Khayelitsha residents up in arms over poor sanitation and “crumbling” homes
SANCO also wants the City of Cape Town and not national government to be responsible for helping fire victims
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 21 November 2024
Ministry confirms no restriction on amount of sewage Cape Town may pump out to sea
Clarity given after City’s claim that it is still limited by historic licence conditions
News | 21 November 2024
Unemployed Tembisa men step in to clean filthy chemical toilets
Payment dispute between City of Ekhurhuleni and cleaning contractors has left several communities with dirty, smelly toilets
News | 20 November 2024
800 families share two “illegal” taps
Mfuleni residents have also had to resort to digging holes to bury human waste
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 20 November 2024
Thousands of Khayelitsha families have to use filthy toilets or an open field
Toilets have not been cleaned since early October
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 13 November 2024
Six-year-old rescued from pit toilet in Eastern Cape school
At Mampondo Primary School, 135 learners and eight staff members share two pit toilets
By Yamkela Ntshongwana and Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik
Brief | 17 October 2024