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Toilets

The long drop to indignity — why Durban’s public toilets are a dark stain

South Africa, DM168, Maverick News

The long drop to indignity — why Durban’s public toilets are a dark stain

by: Greg Ardé

‘We sleep in sewage’ – government promises change but Namibians still suffering

Africa, Our Burning Planet

‘We sleep in sewage’ – government promises change but Namibians still suffering

by: Frederick Clayton and Sonja Smith

Namibian government puts faith in ‘cheap solutions’ during a sanitation crisis

Africa, Our Burning Planet, Maverick News

Namibian government puts faith in ‘cheap solutions’ during a sanitation crisis

by: Frederick Clayton and Sonja Smith

'We don’t have a single tap here,' says community leader of 280 families living in Cape Town informal settlement

Maverick News

'We don’t have a single tap here,' says community leader of 280 families living in Cape Town informal settlement

by: Vincent Lali

Only eight toilets for nearly 600 families at Durban temporary relocation area

Maverick News

Only eight toilets for nearly 600 families at Durban temporary relocation area

by: Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Tsoanelo Sefoloko

No money for water and toilets at Khoisan land occupation in Grabouw, MPs told

Maverick Citizen, Maverick News

No money for water and toilets at Khoisan land occupation in Grabouw, MPs told

by: Liezl Human

Toilet design is still stuck in Elizabethan times — we can flush with success using just one or two litres

Our Burning Planet, Maverick News

Toilet design is still stuck in Elizabethan times — we can flush with success using just one or two litres

by: Sudhir Pillay and Akin Akinsete

Chris Buckley: Big heart, big beard and big ideas

South Africa, Our Burning Planet

Chris Buckley: Big heart, big beard and big ideas

by: Tony Carnie

News flush: Sewer-trawling technology knows the type of drugs you took last night

South Africa, World, DM168

News flush: Sewer-trawling technology knows the type of drugs you took last night

by: Shaun Smillie

Portable flush toilets: What are they and why the fuss?

South Africa

Portable flush toilets: What are they and why the fuss?

by: GroundUp

The DA's Sowetan toilet walk-about

South Africa

The DA's Sowetan toilet walk-about

by: J Eaton, BC Simelane & G Nicolson

Community of Riemvasmaak suffers indignity and fear - and the only two toilets are out of order

South Africa, Maverick Citizen

Community of Riemvasmaak suffers indignity and fear - and the only two toilets are out of order

by: Estelle Ellis