Sanitation
Raw sewage flowing since October from broken pipe in PE
Residents say they have repeatedly reported the issue, but municipal workers never come
Brief | 24 March 2020
Residents vow to fight for services at funeral for boy killed by illegal electricity connection
Angry mourners defy government’s ban on gatherings of more than 100 people
Brief | 23 March 2020
Informal settlements rise up against municipality’s “lies”
Roads blocked and cars stoned
Brief | 20 March 2020
“I am living in a toilet,” says eThekwini resident
Residents want the municipality to fix a sewage leak which they say has been overflowing since early January
Brief | 16 March 2020
Pensioner helps himself and his neighbourhood by recycling from illegal dumps
“The illegal dumping sites are a nuisance to our health and to the environment,” says PE resident Ntsokolo Konzapi
Brief | 13 March 2020
Lusikisiki drowning in rubbish and sewage
“I’ve got used to the smell of sewage but my customers have not,” says food stall owner
News | 11 March 2020
R4 million plan to clear dumpsites after death of children
Nelson Mandela Bay mayor also promises play parks
News | 11 March 2020
Not much progress with Ramaphosa’s school sanitation campaign
Only 266 out of 3,898 schools have benefitted
News | 2 March 2020
Taxis plough through sewage in Port Elizabeth
A drain has been overflowing on Old Uitenhage Road for six weeks
Brief | 25 February 2020