Cape Town - A forensic investigation into the collapse of waste collection services in townships across Cape ... settlement and broader Philippi East amid violent threats and extortion attempts ...

In some areas of Phillipi East rubbish has not been collected for nine months On almost every corner in Samora Machel, Philippi East and Browns Farm in Cape Town, rubbish is piling up. There is so ...

A letter apparently circulated to community leaders in Philippi East has caused immense fear in the Cape Town township. Learners have stayed away from schools and businesses have temporarily closed.

But the Cape Town Lackay found is not one that is accessible to all – especially those living in neglected townships and low-income neighbourhoods far from the suburbs and touristy city centre ...