Sanitation
Maggots in baby’s mouth as uncollected garbage piles up
A dispute over refuse removal services in early December has left the informal settlement of Europe near Nyanga with growing mounds of rubbish
News | 13 February 2017
PE municipality clears hazardous rubbish dumps
Garbage in Motherwell removed following GroundUp report
Brief | 3 February 2017
Sewerage water spilling out onto Port Alfred taxi rank
Drivers fed-up with municipality’s broken promises
Brief | 30 January 2017
Harare flood victims say state has abandoned them
Houses, toilets and school have have collapsed and residents fear homelessness and disease
News | 23 January 2017
Rubbish uncollected in Port Elizabeth township
“It has never been bad like this” says Motherwell resident
News | 20 January 2017
Rubbish piles up in Masiphumelele after tender expires
New contractors will only start in February
News | 13 January 2017
Residents in Khayelitsha barricade homes against overflowing toilets
City says it has tried unsuccessfully for a week to clear the blockage
News | 14 December 2016
No answers from municipality to residents’ complaints of leaking sewerage pipes
Duncan Village residents say their houses are wet and smelly
News | 24 November 2016
Fired workers block access to public toilets
Cleaners in Uitenhage say they have been "tricked"
News | 14 November 2016