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An elderly woman is helped across a stream of sewage in Letsopa near Ottosdal in the North West province

Sep 25, 2026 | Metropolitan Municipalities Press Releases

Elections 2026: This Failing Town Is Knee-deep In Sewage

Abraham Moreo lives on a street flooded with raw sewage. The leak has been going on for so long in Letsopa in Ottosdal in the North West, that the sewage has carved out a riverbed. Now the provincial government is taking steps against the failing...

Aug 6, 2026 | City of Johannesburg Press Releases

Joburg Refuse Collection At A Standstill As Workers Block Pikitup Depots

“All we are asking for is the same rights as full-time workers,” said Funokwakha Ndobe, a contract worker at Pikitup’s Marlboro depot in Johannesburg. “They have been promising us jobs for seven years, and we are tired of these promises. That is...

Elections 2026: This Failing Town Is Knee-deep In Sewage

Joburg Refuse Collection At A Standstill As Workers Block Pikitup Depots

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