Sanitation
Teachers at Eastern Cape school give up their toilet to grade R learners
Jongikhaya teachers and learners share broken pit toilets
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Yamkela Ntshongwana
News | 17 September 2025
Caught between government departments, Limpopo families live with raw sewage
Families in Lebawakgomo have tried for years to get someone to stop sewage flowing into their yards
Brief | 5 September 2025
Sewage in the rivers as Polokwane water treatment project stalls
Polluted water is flowing into the Blood and Sand rivers
Brief | 2 September 2025
Buffalo City wastes millions on vanity projects while essential infrastructure crumbles
More than R200-million blown on mismanaged tourist attractions while beaches are polluted by sewage
Feature | 1 September 2025
Kraaifontein residents protest about living conditions
Lists of demands handed over to City of Cape Town, Western Cape health department and SAPS
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 28 August 2025
Informal settlement residents destroy sewage pump station
They threaten to prevent repairs to the station until their electricity is restored
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 26 August 2025
Municipalities are ruining Hartbeespoort Dam
Pollution and sewage are harming the aquatic environment
Photo Essay | 26 August 2025
Mamelodi shack dwellers given stands a decade ago still live without services
Skierlik lacks waste collection, sewage, electricity and potable water
News | 14 August 2025
More than 80 to a class at Elim High
The school has over 2,000 learners and has been asking for additional classrooms since 2007
By Thembi Siaga
Brief | 7 August 2025