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Seeping sewage empties primary school in Khayelitsha

Seeping sewage empties primary school in Khayelitsha

By GhanaSummary NewsroomSouth Africa

The City of Cape Town said the sewage leak is the school's responsibility, despite broader drainage problems in the area A sewage spill at a primary school has highlighted a wider service delivery crisis in Khayelitsha in Cape Town.

The department says the latest leak is a new and separate problem from an earlier sewage leak outside the school that previously caused sewage to enter parts of the grounds.

Sewage in school exposes service delivery failures The sewage that seeped into Kuyasa Primary School over the past week has exposed a wider service-delivery failure in a community where blocked drains and sewage overflows have become part of daily life, and where residents say they are being passed between the tiers of government when they demand solutions.

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