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Durban commuters have to relieve themselves in buckets in a tent

Many public toilets have been closed for nearly 18 months

In Durban, commuters relieve themselves in buckets inside the tent on the left. Photo: Tsoanelo Sefoloko
In January, GroundUp reported that the toilets at the bus and taxi ranks in KwaMashu and in central Durban near the city hall had been closed for renovations for seven months.
At the time, eThekwini municipality spokesperson Gugu Sisilana told us work would be completed before the end of January. The toilets were part of a R11.3-million upgrade.
The renovations were completed in May.
But when GroundUp visited last week, we found the toilets included in the updgrade – at KwaMashu taxi and bus ranks as well as at the city hall and two sites on the beachfront – still closed.
Last year, the…

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