Sanitation

“Urine streams down the taxi rank”

Toilets at Govan Mbeki Taxi Rank in Port Elizabeth have not worked for three months, commuters say

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Brief | 6 November 2019

Land occupation named after Mayor Bobani erupts in protests

“He said we can rebuild our shacks and live here. He promised to give us toilets, water and electricity”

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News | 29 October 2019

A day in the life of a municipal sewerage worker

“When I started I had to fight off nausea”

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Feature | 28 October 2019

Thugs scare municipal workers away from broken township drains

Drain in Soweto-on-Sea took months to fix

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Brief | 28 October 2019

Beerhouse losing customers because of sewage outflow from blocked drain

Tshikota residents complain that drains have not been fixed for years

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Brief | 25 October 2019

Still no services after 21 years, say Silversands residents

Community want potholes and sewers fixed and a police station, clinic, taxi rank and library built

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News | 23 October 2019

“Serious health risk” to Marikana residents as garbage piles up

Refuse uncollected since August as City and community dispute who should do the work

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News | 18 October 2019

Claiming the wasted opportunities in recycling

Pilot project in Brixton and Auckland Park brings informal waste pickers and residents together to benefit both

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News | 16 October 2019

Rats still live in Kanana’s filthy ditches

30-year-old settlement is still a mess

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News | 4 October 2019

Vhembe municipality leaves broken sewerage pipe for six months

Filthy water flowing into the river

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Brief | 20 September 2019

Services delayed, inaccessible after wave of protests in Motherwell

“This has definitely affected development in the ward” says councillor

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News | 16 September 2019

Confusion over land ownership leaves Butterworth residents in limbo

Hundreds of families without services for 12 years

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News | 16 September 2019

Langa councillor’s home petrol-bombed

Police are investigating cases of arson, attempted murder and public violence

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News | 2 September 2019

This is why the R300 has been barricaded

Residents vow to continue doing so until their demand is met

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Brief | 29 August 2019

Fed up Eastern Cape villagers told to move shacks, promised new homes

“We watched them build proper shelters for those who came after us” says villager

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News | 28 August 2019

Langa residents demand removal of ward councillor

Dozens protest outside municipal offices over blocked drains and toilets, lack of garbage removal and broken street lights

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News | 27 August 2019