Waste management
Eviction of Centurion reclaimers halted
Tshwane municipality told to fully comply with court order to provide group with suitable temporary housing
News | 16 November 2021
Elections 2021: Witzenberg a ‘model municipality’ tarnished by poor waste management and unemployment
Budget choices in Ceres favouring the administrative centre over neighbouring towns littered with potholes and sewage
Text and Photos by Steve Kretzmann
News | 30 June 2021
Gqeberha crèche shuts down because of sewage overflow
Activities at the building which also housed a soup kitchen, mobile clinic and church have also been suspended
Brief | 9 June 2021
All in a day’s work for reclaimers in Gauteng
Waste-pickers are responsible for collecting 80 to 90% of used packaging and paper that is recycled in South Africa
By Mosima Rafapa and Julia Evans
Photo Essay | 26 April 2021
Makhanda community take City to court over poor waste management
“Our homes smell like sewage and rubbish” says resident
News | 30 October 2020
Fed-up with piles of rubbish, residents clear their own streets
KTC community clear ‘dump site’ near their homes
News | 12 August 2020
Cows graze among the dirty nappies on Uitenhage dumpsite
Residents say the only waste disposal site in ward 50 is bursting at the seams
Brief | 7 August 2020
Johannesburg suburb donates “trikes” and uniforms to reclaimers
City says residents and organisations must work together to formalise reclaimers
By Zoë Postman
News | 17 July 2020
Tragic landfill conflict fouls Cape Town’s air
Security guard murdered, dumpsite set on fire
News | 27 February 2020