Sanitation
Council cleans the filthy street we filmed
Readers tell us there are other places as bad as Bering Street in Kariega
Video | 26 May 2021
Video: Is this the most disgusting street in South Africa?
This video shows the awful state of Bering Street in KwaNobuhle, Kariega (formerly Uitenhage). It was filmed on 17 May.
Video | 19 May 2021
Ekurhuleni “dumps” evicted families in dilapidated church for two years
The City says a team will revisit the site to assess the living conditions
News | 18 May 2021
No budget for janitors at Cape Town informal settlement
Residents of Siyanyanzela have been buying their own pipes to fix communal toilets
By Vincent Lali
News | 17 May 2021
Johannesburg garbage removal: reclaimers relieved that Pikitup’s R50 levy has been withdrawn
Although the decision has brought some relief, reclaimers still say they have not been made a part of the city’s recycling programme
Brief | 17 May 2021
Protesters dump rubbish inside City depot
Khayelitsha residents say their drains are blocked and nothing is being done
News | 12 May 2021
Fix sewage problem before adding more houses say Philippi residents
City blames misuse of the system for the frequent blockages
News | 6 May 2021
Mfuleni’s “illegal” school struggling to cope
2,000 students have three toilets and one tap
By Vincent Lali
News | 5 May 2021
Education department back in court over pit latrines
SECTION27 says the department only plans to eradicate pit toilets in Limpopo schools by 2030
News | 4 May 2021