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Khayelitsha families have to use buckets as toilets again

The communal ablution block has been completely vandalised and is no longer functional

Residents of YB section in Khayelitsha are using buckets as toilets and dumping waste into stormwater drains because a communal ablution facility is unusable. Photos: Vincent Lali.

Residents of YB section in Khayelitsha are using buckets as toilets and dumping waste into nearby stormwater drains.
Toilet bowls in their communal ablution facility are overflowing and the block is filthy and unusable.
The City of Cape Town says there has been a delay hiring new janitors but in the meantime the toilet block has been vandalised.
It said residents should use other full-flush toilets in the settlement.
The City is also considering providing chemical toilets as a temporary measure.

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