Sanitation
Covid-19: Water supply improves in Cape Town’s informal settlements
Water tanks and trucks have been delivered to some areas
News | 21 April 2020
Covid-19: How a woman copes without a toilet or water
“I make my kids stay in my yard or lie in bed throughout the day”
By Vincent Lali
News | 18 April 2020
Covid-19: Informal settlement without water despite Durban mayor’s promise
In January the City demolished the only toilet in Mandeni
Brief | 16 April 2020
Covid-19: It’s hard to practise hygiene in unhygienic conditions, say Mathambo residents
Informal settlement north of Durban needs more toilets and taps
News | 9 April 2020
Covid-19: Informal settlement gets long-awaited toilets
“The municipality should not wait to act when there are pandemics like [Covid-19] to provide residents with basic services” says PE resident
Brief | 6 April 2020
Covid-19: Filthy toilets, no water … fighting the virus in Upington’s informal settlements
Toilets haven’t been emptied for weeks in some places
News | 3 April 2020
Covid-19: “We can’t stay inside when we have no toilets”
Lockdown meaningless in Dunoon informal settlements
News | 31 March 2020
Illegal dumping site stinks in Mfuleni
Residents want wheelie bins, bin bags and regular garbage collection
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 27 March 2020
Informal settlement residents demand water ahead of lockdown
“Everybody says that the most vulnerable will be protected but what has the government done to make sure the most vulnerable have access to water?”
News | 26 March 2020