900 Families' Portable Toilets Not Cleaned For Over A Month In Khayelitsha

The portable toilets of nearly 900 families in Ndlovini informal settlement, Khayelitsha, have not been cleaned for over a month.

When GroundUp visited, filthy portable toilets, some covered with plastic sheets, lined Mew Way, awaiting cleaning.

Community leader Kholeka Skwatsha, who is also a rubbish collection worker, said, Residents now empty their toilets into the containers in which we store rubbish. We are forced to touch rubbish that is covered with faeces.

Because the rubbish storage shipping containers now smell and contain maggots, we must wear masks when we work inside.