Sanitation

“When you return to class the smell of the poo remains in your clothes”

Pit latrines are a daily hazard in Eastern Cape schools

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News | 18 February 2022

Thousands of people have been without running water for four months. No one can say when the problem will be fixed

Tshwane municipality reduced water supply to Madibeng because of huge debt

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Brief | 17 February 2022

Rietvlei opened again after City water quality tests found to be out of kilter

Milnerton Aquatic Club expresses gratitude to new Mayco member responsible for water and sanitation

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News | 15 February 2022

Cape Town sewage woes: We interview Mayco Member Zahid Badroodien

“On the Cape Flats sewer system, we’re spending almost R700 million … which will offer a lot of relief”

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Interview | 14 February 2022

Broke municipality can’t provide basic services but it pays managers massive travel allowances

Amahlathi Local Municipality has a history of financial mismanagement

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Feature | 11 February 2022

Shack dwellers protest for City of Cape Town to clean filthy streets

They also want the City to use labour from their area

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Brief | 10 February 2022

The “Friendly City” is filthy

Only 11 of Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality’s 36 refuse trucks are operational

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Brief | 9 February 2022

City acts to clarify discrepancy in Rietvlei water quality tests

Tests conducted by Milnerton club contradict City’s tests that found high E. coli levels

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News | 4 February 2022

Dumpsites finally cleared after reporter asks questions

Rubbish was piling up in Blackburn Village informal settlement north of Durban

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Brief | 2 February 2022

Boat club questions City of Cape Town water quality tests

Independent tests of Rietvlei water contradict City’s results

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News | 1 February 2022

In this township parents wear gumboots and carry their children through the sewage

Residents of Valencia in Addo say promises made in 2017 to fix the system were not kept

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News | 31 January 2022

100 people, two ruined toilets, and “no-one cares”

Diepsloot residents say they’ve lost hope

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News | 27 January 2022

Families still without water as second pipe bursts in Cape Town township

Residents of New Beginning have to beg for water from neighbouring Bardale

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News | 26 January 2022

Blackburn Village toilets are broken and filthy

eThekwini Municipality says residents must stop throwing foreign objects into the system

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News | 24 January 2022

When must municipalities provide flush toilets in informal settlements? A court case may help answer this

Ekhurhuleni community has taken legal action against City because it wants chemical toilets replaced

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News | 24 January 2022

Alexandra’s residents clean up township

Government welcomes community forum’s effort

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Brief | 15 December 2021