Lack of toilets at Limpopo schools a reality and indefinite future
The government has again failed to reach the deadline to eradicate pit latrines at schools.
Service delivery
Scopa slates Buffalo City for wasting hundreds of millions of rands on infrastructure projects
Scopa says it is alarmed following an oversight visit to Buffalo City.
Informal settlement residents protest for basic services on Human Rights Day
The protest by Social Distance informal settlement started on Wednesday after electricity disconnections.
Buffalo City Metro under fire for audit and governance failures
Buffalo City Metro’s finances have been a mess for years and pressure is mounting for meaningful action against corruption and mismanagement.
No public toilets at Home Affairs in Vhembe
Lack of access to water in Vhembe affects quality of government services.
Shack fire leaves hundreds homeless in Khayelitsha
Strong winds, density of the shacks and the slow response of emergency services make the fires more damaging.
Eskom comes under fire at Nersa public hearings
Western Cape communities slam the proposed 40% electricity increase.
Illegal dumping overwhelms Delft residents
The residents of Delft contend with piles of unsanitary and hazardous rubbish while the City of Cape Town has no plan to clean it up.
Bilharzia infections plague Limpopo schools
Poor sanitation and lack of clean drinking water is suspected to be behind the outbreak in Limpopo.
RDP homeowners without electricity for a year
Eskom has promised to install electricity but is scant on details.
Frustrated Khayelitsha residents march to demand Eskom re-open service centre
In June, Eskom announced the closure of their customer service centre in Khayelitsha, to be replaced by ‘pop-up offices’, a decision that Khayelitsha residents reject.
EPWP workers disrupt Durban waste collection to demand their jobs
EPWP workers in eThekwini have been protesting for a week now, demanding permanent employment.
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