Burst pipe wastes valuable water, cuts off Mofolo residents
Recently, a burst pipe sent hundreds of litres of clean water flowing down storm drains in Mofolo, Soweto as residents went without.
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Community unites to provide poor pensioner with toilet
Dorah Marothodi, her daughter and four grandchildren live off social grants. Recently, Soshanguve good Samaritans gave the Marothodi family something to smile about after fixing the family’s toilet.
Family lives side-by-side with raw sewage for years
Members of the Chaba family have become prisoners in their own home - trapped by years of raw sewage collecting in their East Rand yard.
Learners cheer for new loos
Learners at one Vhembe schools are happy to report their school toilets are fixed following an OurHealth visit.
Mpumalanga residents welcome water intervention
Residents of Emadamini Extension 6 in Ermelo say faulty sewers have finally been repaired following a visit by local Democratic Alliance (DA) representatives.
Donald Fraser Hospital goes a week without water
Donald Fraser Hospital recently went a without running water for a week after a pipe burst.
Protestors march for better school loos
Gauteng MEC for Education Panyaza Lesufi recently met with protestors who recently took to the streets to protest poor sanitation in almost 600 schools.
Orlando West clinic without running water, working toilets
Orlando West’s Mandela Sisulu Clinic near the Phefeni Railway Station has no working taps or toilets. Patients say conditions in the clinic named after the struggle stalwarts are disgusting.
Mpumalanga residents suffer years of raw sewage spills
Residents of Emadamini, Extension 6 in Ermelo say they have had enough of the raw sewage that has been plaguing the area for years.
Soshanguve entrepreneur reaches out to nyaope addicts
When litter in his neighbourhood reached ridiculous proportions, Abraham Maboya decided to start a recycling project – and employ people that most community members had all but written off.
Evicted residents still without services two years later
In 2012, Jouberton residents were evicted from what was allegedly municipal land. Two years, more than 500 households share just three water taps.
Clean water crisis looms following QwaQwa evictions
Recent evictions in QwaQwa, Free State have left more than 200 homeless and community activists say a disease outbreak could be imminent.
Limpopo district vies for green award
Limpopo’s Vhembe District Municipality is waging a war on litter as local municipalities struggle to meet minimum waste management requirements.
Informal settlement may have to move for water
Skaaprus informal settlement residents have battled for 25 years for clean water. Now, local government officials say there may be little they can do for them unless they move.
Report: Eradicating informal settlements by 2014 – A goal deferred
The Public Service Accountability Monitor (PSAM) at Rhodes Univeristy has released an analysis of national and provincial efforts to improve access to housing, focusing on the Eastern Cape.
