Their shacks were demolished because they were built on sewer pipes in need of urgent maintenance
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 7 January 2026
New homes for families living above sewer pipes have been destroyed
By Vincent Lali
News | 6 January 2026
Pipes need maintenance, but shacks on top of them are preventing access
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 4 December 2025
Hyacinth and sewage are destroying the Blowy wetlands
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 2 December 2025
Hundreds of households in Ethembeni informal settlement in Khayelitsha say water drips from the taps at night
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 29 November 2025
Dozens of Khayelitsha families have been living above a collapsing sewer pipe
By Vincent Lali and GroundUp Staff
News | 26 November 2025
Security guards have been protesting outside a project to build pavements in Illitha Park, Khayelitsha since Monday
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 12 November 2025
Covid informal settlement lacks water, electricity and sanitation
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 3 November 2025
The cause is a collapsing sewer line, but the City of Cape Town cannot access it unless it relocates the residents
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 30 October 2025