Waste management
Unprotected strike leaves foul stench, piles of refuse across Mamelodi
Waste collection teams are being escorted by metro police in some areas amid violent threats by strikers
Brief | 31 August 2023
Streets in Durban township are covered in sewage
Ward councillor blames frequent sewerage blockages on residents throwing rubbish into the drains
Brief | 28 August 2023
Dunoon women spend their public holiday cleaning up other people’s rubbish
Garbage has been piling up in Dunoon for more than a month
Brief | 14 August 2023
Khayelitsha volunteers roll up sleeves to clean up uncollected rubbish
Residents say the contractor stopped cleaning over two months ago because of a dispute with the City
News | 1 August 2023
A month’s worth of garbage piles up on Dunoon streets
City waste removal contract ended on 30 June, with no waste collected since
News | 31 July 2023
Waste collection companies abandon contracts following shooting and threats
Fears for workers’ safety has caused two companies to stop collecting rubbish in the Philippi area
News | 14 June 2023
City of Cape Town to launch new unit to protect workers in Philippi
Reward offered for information leading to arrests of anyone targeting City staff
News | 17 May 2023
Surviving from a Pretoria rubbish dump
“It’s painful the way we live but we’re glad to be closer to the landfill” explains waste picker
News | 21 June 2022
Reclaimers in trouble with Tshwane metro over recycling site
City in talks with reclaimers’ forums over finding a designated space for reclaimers to work
News | 1 February 2022