Sanitation

One pit toilet for 20 families

No protests in Masibulele for 10 years but residents are fed up

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News | 3 October 2017

64-year-old Duncan Village resident has to walk 1km to the toilet

“It is not the municipality who tells people to start the informal settlement; they do it at their own risk” says councillor

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News | 27 September 2017

Retreat residents want City to dump rubbish site plan

Cape Town plans to greatly expand its drop-off facility for bulky waste and recyclables

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News | 25 September 2017

Bearing Witness: Why it is worth seeing Masixole Feni’s photography

A Drain on our Dignity provides a visual slice through townships of Cape Town

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Opinion | 22 September 2017

“Our grass is only cut when they host ANC rallies”

Pietermaritzburg township residents call for street lights, better roads, housing and clean toilets

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News | 21 September 2017

Premier Zille’s childhood toilets not comparable to informal settlements

She has once more shown a lack of understanding of the lives of black people

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Opinion | 8 September 2017

Dead dogs, dirty nappies, old food: rubbish piles up in Marikana

City says land is private and it therefore cannot provide a refuse service

Text by Denise Patterson. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.

Photo Essay | 6 September 2017

Sweet Home Farm’s pungent canals

City promises full janitorial services this week

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Brief | 5 September 2017

Province orders City of Cape Town to clean up Masiphumelele

City has failed to address “appalling” sanitary conditions, says province

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News | 23 August 2017

Masiphumelele residents reject portable toilets

“I must sit in front of my children to do my business because my house is not big enough for privacy”

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Brief | 17 August 2017

Eastern Cape learners tackle MEC over lack of toilets at schools

“Our toilets are in no conditions to be used. They are dirty and there are no bins to throw our sanitary pads.”

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News | 11 August 2017

Pelican Park erupts after councillor goes AWOL

“This is simple. We want service delivery. That includes houses, sports facilities, clinics, working sanitation, and a clean community.”

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News | 27 July 2017

PE municipality cleans rubbish dump

City acts swiftly after GroundUp report

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Brief | 26 July 2017

Janitors struggle to cope with Wallacedene’s filthy toilets

City promises immunisation shots for workers and that all necessary equipment and chemicals will be delivered

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News | 24 July 2017

Motherwell residents watch garbage pile up for six months

Residents claim dumping site last cleared in December

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Brief | 21 July 2017

Raw sewage in my back yard – Port Elizabeth resident

Streets and yards flooded for two months in Wells Estate

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Brief | 14 July 2017