Families in Lebawakgomo have tried for years to get someone to stop sewage flowing into their yards
Brief | 5 September 2025
Polluted water is flowing into the Blood and Sand rivers
Brief | 2 September 2025
More than R200-million blown on mismanaged tourist attractions while beaches are polluted by sewage
Feature | 1 September 2025
Lists of demands handed over to City of Cape Town, Western Cape health department and SAPS
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 28 August 2025
They threaten to prevent repairs to the station until their electricity is restored
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 26 August 2025
Pollution and sewage are harming the aquatic environment
Photo Essay | 26 August 2025
Skierlik lacks waste collection, sewage, electricity and potable water
News | 14 August 2025
The school has over 2,000 learners and has been asking for additional classrooms since 2007
By Thembi Siaga
Brief | 7 August 2025
Centane does not have enough working public toilets
News | 19 July 2025
Residents call for the City to urgently fix the problem to prevent “a health emergency”
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 15 July 2025
Over 700 plots in Zandspruit, intended for residents to build their own homes, have stood vacant for six years.
Brief | 11 July 2025
Oxidation ponds in Centane, Eastern Cape, were abandoned 25 years ago after objections by the traditional authority and local residents
Brief | 9 July 2025
The DA in KwaZulu-Natal is to take the eThekwini municipality to court
Brief | 4 July 2025
Riverside informal settlement is built on a floodplain, says City of Cape Town, so services can’t be provided
News | 18 June 2025
Rot set in straight after the 2021 local government elections
Feature | 18 June 2025
But the new municipal manager hopes to get things back on track
Feature | 17 June 2025