Waste management
Waste collection services resume in parts of Philippi
Service was suspended for two weeks after four guards escorting workers were shot and injured
Brief | 5 December 2024
Broken promises and neglect: the struggle for clean tap water in rural KZN
“Sometimes we fight over water”
News | 1 November 2024
Packaging companies flout rules on waste picker payments
Waste pickers collect, sort and transport most of our recyclable waste, and regulations say they be must paid for their services
News | 25 October 2024
Strand residents worried about ‘out of hand’ illegal dumping
City says it currently manages about 2.1-million tonnes of waste annually across the metro
News | 25 September 2024
Hundreds of waste pickers march in Joburg demanding compensation
They also oppose the City’s plans to burn waste in incinerators, saying it threatens the livelihoods of thousands of waste collectors
Brief | 7 August 2024
Waste pickers create their own recycling centre
Talks to integrate informal waste reclaimers with the City of Johannesburg’s waste management have gone nowhere for three years
News | 12 March 2024
Rubbish piles up in growing Mfuleni settlements
More families moved onto land during Covid
By Vincent Lali
News | 6 February 2024
Pietermaritzburg township plagued by raw sewage spills
Msunduzi Municipality blames ageing infrastructure, improper waste disposal, and illegal connections
News | 17 January 2024
Rubbish is building up in the streets of this Cape Town township
August Plaatjies is conducting a one-man battle against garbage
Brief | 15 January 2024