Sanitation

Living beside an open sewer in Port Elizabeth

“Raw sewage pops out of the ground … It eventually overflows into the house”

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News | 18 March 2019

Cape Town shack dwellers march for RDP houses

“As long as each family has a tap, a toilet, and a box of electricity, we will be happy.”

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News | 15 March 2019

Janitors face losing battle in Khayelitsha as taps fail

City investigating low water pressure problem

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News | 12 March 2019

Overflowing drain stinks out Vrygrond

Blockage is severe and will take time to fix says City

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Brief | 8 March 2019

Garbage piles up in Cambridge, East London

Ward councillor says problem is across the metro

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Brief | 8 March 2019

“We won’t vote” say Khayelitsha shack dwellers

“Because I have no land or house, I feel as if I’m a foreigner.”

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News | 7 March 2019

Hardworking and dedicated, but these janitors in East London can go unpaid for weeks

Toilet cleaners also have to buy their own cleaning materials and chemicals and work without gloves or protective clothing

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News | 4 March 2019

500 families wait for drains to be emptied

Pietermaritzburg municipality admits to maintenance problem

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News | 1 March 2019

Wastewater audit missing as countrywide water shortage looms

After reports were sent to cabinet, water test results have not been released for five years

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Feature | 25 February 2019