South Africa: With No Toilet, Wallacedene Man Has to Watch Over His Mother-in-Law While She Uses a Field

Informal settlement residents Nonstikelelo Mpatheni and Xolani Fatman point out one of the spots where residents dump rubbish and relieve themselves. Photo: Vincent Lali

About 80 families living in Phase 7A informal settlement in Wallacedene had no access to toilets and battled to collect water daily.

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