Talks to integrate informal waste reclaimers with the City of Johannesburgâs waste management have gone nowhere for three years
News | 12 March 2024
More families moved onto land during Covid
By Vincent Lali
News | 6 February 2024
Msunduzi Municipality blames ageing infrastructure, improper waste disposal, and illegal connections
News | 17 January 2024
August Plaatjies is conducting a one-man battle against garbage
Brief | 15 January 2024
Waste collection teams are being escorted by metro police in some areas amid violent threats by strikers
Brief | 31 August 2023
Ward councillor blames frequent sewerage blockages on residents throwing rubbish into the drains
Brief | 28 August 2023
Garbage has been piling up in Dunoon for more than a month
Brief | 14 August 2023
Residents say the contractor stopped cleaning over two months ago because of a dispute with the City
News | 1 August 2023
City waste removal contract ended on 30 June, with no waste collected since
News | 31 July 2023
Fears for workersâ safety has caused two companies to stop collecting rubbish in the Philippi area
News | 14 June 2023
Reward offered for information leading to arrests of anyone targeting City staff
News | 17 May 2023
âItâs painful the way we live but weâre glad to be closer to the landfillâ explains waste picker
News | 21 June 2022
City in talks with reclaimersâ 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