16 Jul , 2023 | Waste removal services are inadequate and unequal
In Pearston, a small town between Graaff Reinet and Somerset East where residents live off groundwater, the river is dry but pouring with rubbish. For decades, Pearston’s riverbed has separated its black township, Khanyisa, from its town centre. “When I grew up here...
16 Jul , 2023 | Waste sorting and recyling is not supported
Zelda lives in a middle class suburb outside Pretoria. “For those of us who want to separate our waste and put out different bags, the garbage collectors don’t care – they just put everything into the garbage truck. So, I don’t know where to begin even.” Even in...
16 Jul , 2023 | Companies create waste
The Eastern Cape Karoo has been battling drought along with water outages and hikes in the price of municipal water. Because they struggle to access water, both the rich and the poor in the Eastern Cape Karoo are less likely to grow their own vegetables, or any food,...
16 Jul , 2023 | Stories of people and places, Where you live matters
Somerset East is a small town in the Eastern Cape Karoo. Here, as in many other towns around the country, apartheid planning is on full display, with the town centre in the valley, and its ‘workers’ in peripheral townships (although work is now hard to come by). By...
16 Jul , 2023 | Redressing unequal and inadequate waste removal
The campaign aims to clean townships, rural areas, and informal settlements of illegal dumping sites and litter and improve general hygiene. It was launched in Sebokeng led by the EFF leader Julius Malema together with EFF Members of Parliament, Members of Provincial...
