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Grim: Sewage runs alongside homes and flies gather around the waste that has become part of everyday life . . . residents are still waiting for the basic services they say should have been provided long ago. Photos: Themba Maphanga

30 OCT 2026

Three years on, Kanana is still living with the stench of neglect

Three years after deadly protests rocked Tembisa, residents of Kanana Extension 5 continue to live alongside running sewage and heaps of uncollected waste, questioning political…

Lesego Chepape

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