Sanitation
Forgotten farm dwellers in Philippi plead for services
They say they do not know who to ask for help as farm owner is impossible to track down
News | 10 November 2020
Two people arrested during protest for jobs, water and electricity
Effingham shack dwellers feel neglected by the eThekwini Municipality
News | 10 November 2020
Must government provide flush toilets to informal settlements? A court case may answer this
Residents in Langaville say temporary sanitation measure is being misused as a permanent solution
Law | 6 November 2020
Hundreds march for water, electricity and toilets in Khayelitsha
Official says services cannot be provided because some of the land occupations are still before the court
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 2 November 2020
Homes waterlogged with “liquid shit” for three months
City of Cape Town says the residents have occupied a stormwater retention pond unlawfully
By Vincent Lali
News | 29 October 2020
Councillor summons municipal officials to respond to shackdwellers’ complaints
“Shack” is a glorified name for a dog kennel, says councillor
News | 28 October 2020
Railway line shack dwellers trash ward councillor
Protesters are demanding services and recognition for Eyadini informal settlement in Cape Town
By Vincent Lali
News | 26 October 2020
Dunoon residents hire their own janitors to clean communal toilets
City says dispute over EPWP contractors is delaying the process to hire janitors to clean toilets
Brief | 26 October 2020