Sanitation
31 years into democracy and the bucket system isn’t going away any time soon
The bucket eradication programme, started in 2012, has been through three departments and five implementing agents
By Sandiso Phaliso and Thamsanqa Mbovane
Brief | 11 October 2024
Hundreds protest in Ballito over poor living conditions
The march was led by Abahlali baseMjondolo
Brief | 16 September 2024
Province tells City of Cape Town to clean up Dunoon
Warning on pollution and health hazards in informal settlement
Brief | 9 September 2024
Villagers use contaminated river water while R100-million sewage project delayed
Tsomo waste water treatment works were meant to be completed two years ago
News | 9 September 2024
Women in Limpopo village had to dig their own water well
Vhembe District Municipality says repairs to faulty boreholes across Elim will be done by end September
By Thembi Siaga
Brief | 5 September 2024
Man killed crossing the road to relieve himself
Protesters block R334 in Kariega after the accident
Brief | 3 September 2024
At 104 years old, war veteran William Sadiki’s one wish is to have a toilet inside his house
“War is not good, and it is painful. If I were asked to go to war again, I would not agree.”
By Maanda Bele
Interview | 29 August 2024
Water at last after protest blocks N12
City of Johannesburg sends water tanks to Nana’s Farm
Brief | 9 August 2024
Limpopo villagers have waited ten years for sewage problem to be fixed
A day after we sent questions to Vhembe Municipality, workers were tackling the sewerage lines
By Thembi Siaga
Brief | 7 August 2024