Sanitation
Protesters block major roads in Cape Town in cleaning contract dispute
Five arrested but not charged
By Vincent Lali
News | 15 February 2023
A day in the life of a Cape Town waste collector
Avuyile Masekwane’s job is difficult but she will be sorry when her contract ends
Brief | 14 February 2023
Emfuleni municipality is a mess and piles of rubbish are just one sign of this
With only half its garbage truck fleet working, the municipality is unable to cope with refuse collection. But this is just one of many problems residents complain about.
By Chris Gilili
News | 13 February 2023
Corruption blamed for ten-year delay in service delivery in Tshwane settlement
Councillor says the area first has to be rezoned
By Chris Gilili
News | 7 February 2023
“We are living in a pool of sewage” says Joburg resident
Hillbrow’s Chelsea House is in a state of collapse
News | 6 February 2023
Protesters block main road in Cape Town, demanding electricity
“Councillors fool us during election campaigns”
By Vincent Lali
News | 31 January 2023
“Poo protests” turn violent in Gqeberha
Toilets have not been cleaned for weeks in a number of informal settlements according to the protesters
News | 31 January 2023
City of Tshwane not coping with refuse removal, say residents
Refuse collection in Ga-Rankuwa is infrequent and illegal dumps are multiplying
By Chris Gilili
News | 23 January 2023
Poo protest in Gqeberha
Nearly 600 households, sharing ten toilets in Govan Mbeki Village, say the facilities have not been cleaned since before Christmas
News | 19 January 2023