Commuters worried about their health
Klerksdorp - Commuters who use Jouberton Taxi Rank are worried about their health as they board taxis in the foul-smelling surrounds.
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Recurring sewage spills in Soshanguve unresolved
Manholes over the sewerage system in Soshanguve Block K and M keep bursting and spilling condoms, nappies and faeces.
Moves to safeguard water amid proposed fracking may not be enough
The anti-fracking lobby continues to lash government plans to allow the controversial mining practice in the Karoo. Activists say that despite recent government regulations aimed at safeguarding communities and water supplies, the risk is just too great.
Blocked manhole causes health concern
A blocked manhole in the yard of a Jouberton family has remained unattended, and the family has lived in a stinking - and what it believes is an unhealthy - environment for nine weeks.
Illness risk for poor who pick food off dumpsites
In Chief Albert Luthuli, which has an unemployment rate of 35.2% and many people living below poverty line of R283 per month, Kholina Minisi is one of many people vulnerable to serious disease because she is forced to find food for her family from the municipal dumpsite near Silobela township.
Hundred-year old primary school still has pit toilets
One of the oldest Primary Schools in Limpopo, Lukau Primary, does not have toilets.
Clinic has no water to wash newborns
Matavhela Clinic in Vhembe has had no running water for three weeks.
Illegal dumping crisis in Jouberton
Residents of Jouberton have resorted to dumping rubbish illegally because there are not enough municipal trucks to take rubbish away. The unhealthy living conditions in this, the largest township in the City of Maslosana are cause for concern.
Tigane residents want services
Hartebeesfontein - Informal settlement residents – many of whom come from nearby farms - in Tigane township, about 20km from Klerksdorp, are facing serious health risks.
Winterveldt runs dry
Water taps in Winterveldt have been dry for about a year and people have to queue for the water tanker from as early as two o'clock in the morning.
Water supply affected due to water works
The refurbishment of Vondo Water Scheme in Phiphidi village is causing critical water shortages in the Vhembe district. Vhembe District municipal spokesperson Matidzi Ralushai confirmed that the two-month program, which started last week will cause serious water interruptions to the…
‘Forgotten’ community shares stream with animals
Bethlehem – The community of Vergeet Nie farm, about 30 km from Bethlehem, has a very limited water supply and makeshift toilets. “There is a problem of water supply here in this farm, despite being promised a water tank by…
Councillor claims to sort out lack of rubbish removal in 2 weeks
For the past three years, there has been no rubbish removal in Imbali Unit 13 in Pietermaritzburg, and residents dump their rubbish all over the streets. Rubbish is all over the place and there is a strong smell, yet kids…
Residents illegally dumping litter affects health
Residents in Kestell have resorted to throwing their garbage on the side of the streets in Kestell. Mpho Matobako one of the residents in Kestell’s new stands complained of the stench coming from the rubbish heap on the road side.…
Baipeing remains neglected
Bethlehem – In March this year OurHealth reported on the poor water and sanitation in Bethlehem in the Free State that affects the Captain Charles community, better known as the Baipeing community. On a follow-up visit to the Baipeing community,…