Sanitation
Initiation school mired in filth
Illegal dumping is compromising Xhosa traditional practice at a school in Govan Mbeki
Brief | 7 November 2019
“Urine streams down the taxi rank”
Toilets at Govan Mbeki Taxi Rank in Port Elizabeth have not worked for three months, commuters say
Brief | 6 November 2019
Land occupation named after Mayor Bobani erupts in protests
“He said we can rebuild our shacks and live here. He promised to give us toilets, water and electricity”
News | 29 October 2019
A day in the life of a municipal sewerage worker
“When I started I had to fight off nausea”
Feature | 28 October 2019
Thugs scare municipal workers away from broken township drains
Drain in Soweto-on-Sea took months to fix
Brief | 28 October 2019
Beerhouse losing customers because of sewage outflow from blocked drain
Tshikota residents complain that drains have not been fixed for years
Brief | 25 October 2019
Still no services after 21 years, say Silversands residents
Community want potholes and sewers fixed and a police station, clinic, taxi rank and library built
By Vincent Lali
News | 23 October 2019
“Serious health risk” to Marikana residents as garbage piles up
Refuse uncollected since August as City and community dispute who should do the work
News | 18 October 2019
Claiming the wasted opportunities in recycling
Pilot project in Brixton and Auckland Park brings informal waste pickers and residents together to benefit both
By Zoë Postman
News | 16 October 2019