Sanitation
Europe’s rubbish cleared in Nyanga
Mounds of garbage uncollected since December removed after residents agree to use City database
Brief | 22 February 2017
Masiphumelele residents march to Fish Hoek to demand better living conditions
Protesters call on municipality to provide electricity and sanitation to everyone living in the township’s informal settlement
News | 14 February 2017
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