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That being said, since 2017, we have seen conditions on the landfill ebb and flow. The private firms change over the years. Municipal officials shuffle. The heaps of waste get scuttled around. The waste pickers remain.

Published By Grocott's Mail Whenever faced with systemic destitution lingering from oppressive political systems, such as monarchies,...

This week, the waste pickers featured on Radio Grahamstown to share their movement and the work they're doing.

"An important, dirty, low-status profession: millions of people globally pick garbage to survive.

By PHILIP NYALUNGU AKA MZAMANI I came to Grahamstown late last year (2017) to study Journalism and Media Studies at Rhodes University. I...

The point is the people living at the dump were mentioned at last but now as “gangs,” and clearly, also not “any member of the public.”