“It’s painful the way we live but we’re glad to be closer to the landfill” explains waste picker
News | 21 June 2022
City in talks with reclaimers’ forums over finding a designated space for reclaimers to work
News | 1 February 2022
Tshwane municipality told to fully comply with court order to provide group with suitable temporary housing
News | 16 November 2021
Budget choices in Ceres favouring the administrative centre over neighbouring towns littered with potholes and sewage
Text and Photos by Steve Kretzmann
News | 30 June 2021
Activities at the building which also housed a soup kitchen, mobile clinic and church have also been suspended
Brief | 9 June 2021
Waste-pickers are responsible for collecting 80 to 90% of used packaging and paper that is recycled in South Africa
By Mosima Rafapa and Julia Evans
Photo Essay | 26 April 2021
“Our homes smell like sewage and rubbish” says resident
News | 30 October 2020
KTC community clear ‘dump site’ near their homes
News | 12 August 2020
Residents say the only waste disposal site in ward 50 is bursting at the seams
Brief | 7 August 2020
City says residents and organisations must work together to formalise reclaimers
By Zoë Postman
News | 17 July 2020
Security guard murdered, dumpsite set on fire
News | 27 February 2020
Protesters want to be a formal part of Johannesburg’s recycling programme
By Zoë Postman
News | 2 May 2019
The rubbish stacked against the wall of Gugulethu's NY132 stadium has grown to the point that residents are unable to walk on the pavement.
Mary-Anne Gontsana
News | 16 April 2012