Sanitation
Stinking, broken, overflowing: these are the pit toilets Eastern Cape learners are expected to use at school
1,500 schools in the province still have pit toilets and some schools can’t afford to get them emptied
News | 15 October 2021
Failed RDP project leaves 71 households with toilet buildings but no houses
Eastern Cape government departments pass the buck and kill the project in bureaucracy
News | 29 September 2021
We are living in sewage, say Khayelitsha protesters
Residents block roads, complaining of blocked drains
News | 28 September 2021
Not such a dirty business: Two Diepsloot entrepreneurs create jobs from rubbish
Diepsloot in Johannesburg has become a dumping ground for rubbish. Parts of the township look unsightly. But two residents are turning a messy situation into a job-creation opportunity that removes rubbish.
Video | 17 September 2021
It took a court order, but municipality says it is cleaning up Makhanda at last
Makhanda’s by-laws and waste management system fail constitutional mandate, says judge
News | 15 September 2021
Cape Town child drowns in sewer after manhole left uncovered
Uncle blames City’s track record on sanitation in Khayelitsha
News | 30 August 2021
Khayelitsha toilet cleaners work without recommended inoculations
City blames Covid disruptions for being behind on vaccinating workers against tetanus
Brief | 19 August 2021
Gqeberha shack dwellers block road, stone cars in protest over electricity and sanitation
700 households share three taps and three toilets
News | 18 August 2021
Addo awash in raw sewage for months
Municipality says it must upgrade sewer pump station to a water treatment works
News | 16 August 2021