Aug 18, 20202 min readIt’s the poor and working class who can stop carnages They’ve stopped going to the landfill since June this year [2020]. The reason they stopped is that there’s been some rogue behaviours...
Aug 17, 20203 min readCovid-19 and the Makana municipal dumpsiteA newborn baby was found by waste pickers among the rubbish on the dumpsite. This apparently happens often.
Dec 14, 20182 min readNon-existing health and safety protections on siteThe waste pickers are from the poorest households in the city and are systemically forced into waste picking because there's no alternative
