The toilet war

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Date

2010

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Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape

Abstract

The City of Cape Town built unenclosed toilets in Makhaza, an informal settlement in Ward 95 of Khayelitsha. It did so on the understanding that the community would erect their own enclosures. This led to a public outcry, protests by the ANC Youth League (ANCYL), an investigation by the Human Rights Commission and even a court challenge. The media has dubbed the dispute 'the toilet war'.

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Cape Town, Open-air toilets, Human rights, SAHRC

Citation

Ntliziywana, P. and Ayele, Z. (2010). 'The toilet war'. Local Government Bulletin, 12(3) 5-7