Sanitation
900 families’ portable toilets not cleaned for over a month in Khayelitsha
City says community disputes over recruitment of workers disrupted the service
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 24 January 2025
Protesters block N2 for hours at Grabouw
They demanded sanitation and water
By Liezl Human
Brief | 15 January 2025
Cape Town neighbourhood is buried in rubbish
The City will use the public works programme to employ cleaners after a contractor withdrew due to extortion threats
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 20 December 2024
Sewage stench lingers at Milnerton Lagoon
Years after the City of Cape Town was ordered to clean it up, the estuary is still polluted
News | 13 December 2024
Life is tough in Tin Town
“When it is raining, we spend our nights standing up”
Brief | 2 December 2024
School pit toilet nightmare solved thanks to civil society
Mampondo Primary School received 12 new aerobic sanitation system toilets
Brief | 2 December 2024
Funza Park: from cherished playground to rubbish dump
Residents want the neglected playground in Harare, Khayelitsha, refurbished
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 2 December 2024
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