"I have to hire at least four men to empty my toilet," says 78-year-old pensioner Natalia Ngidi. She is one of many residents of Snathing, Pietermaritzburg, who have to pay people to service their toilets because the municipality fails to do so.
"I recently paid them R300 ... That is the usual price," says Ngidi. "My toilet was built along with the RDP house in 1996. Ever since, the toilets have not been emptied [by the municipality]."
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