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Elections 2026: this village in the Langkloof orchards is strewn with rubbish

Residents of Louterwater in Kou-Kamma municipality complain of uncollected waste, persistent sewage overflows and inconsistent water supply

The Eastern Cape town of Louterwater is home to about 5,000 people, most of whom are farmworkers or former farmworkers. Residents say their waste is not collected consistently. Photos: Marecia Damons

Poor waste collection in Louterwater in the Eastern Cape has left the town littered with piles of plastic and other rubbish. GroundUp found at least ten illegal dumping sites.
An Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) team cleans what it can, but workers say they barely make a dent in the rubbish.
Kou-Kamma Municipality says refuse collection is complicated by the long distances between settlements and landfill sites, and the refuse truck breaks down regularly.

Nestled in the Eastern Cape’s Langkloof valley along the R62, under the Sarah Baartman District…

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