Sanitation
300 homes share eight pit toilets
Shackdwellers in Polar Park and Tyampolo, East London, are not even on housing waiting lists
News | 18 June 2019
Mother gave up her sick child because she lives in a shack without services
Nomaphelo Nomala says her only wish in life is to have her four-year-old daughter live with her
News | 14 June 2019
Vehicles torched as Philippi East residents demand toilets
Siyangena settlement without water and toilets after more than a year, raising flags about sanitation and safety
News | 13 June 2019
After three generations, Kliptown shack dwellers are still using communal toilets
“These toilets don’t reflect a democratic South Africa”
By Chris Gilili
News | 13 June 2019
Filthy pit latrines and no water at Pietermaritzburg primary school
“Our children don’t deserve such conditions,” says parent.
Brief | 11 June 2019
Residents told not to dump rubbish illegally … but municipality fails to collect their waste
For months Uitenhage residents have had infrequent garbage collection
Brief | 10 June 2019
Durban lifts ban on fishing in its harbour
Port authority says use the port at your own risk because the water has not been declared fully safe
Roving Reporters
Brief | 7 June 2019
Community clean up turns waste into arts and crafts
Clean My Space initiative in Khayelitsha has ballooned to 180 members
Text by Mary-Anne Gontsana. Photos by Masixole Feni.
Photo Essay | 7 June 2019