Sanitation
Raw sewage forces Khayelitsha families to abandon shacks
A blockage in the main sewer line has caused manholes to overflow
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 21 October 2025
Human Rights Commissioner dodges overflowing sewage in Cape Town
The City of Cape Town says it plans to upgrade the sewage pipes in Bloekombos in July
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 30 September 2025
Vryheid business owners join MK march for better service delivery
IFP holds counter protest
Brief | 26 September 2025
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