NEWS

He didn’t want to go back home. Instead he wanted to go back to the dumpsite. When we got there I found a group of young men playing chess and I was impressed. I have been thinking that if activities like these can be supported and strengthened to help develop these young people, and how initiatives like these can contribute towards improving Grahamstown’s economy.

Xolani, one of the waste pickers, came across a small dead baby wrapped in a red and pink towel mixed with domestic waste. This is not for the first time it happened and without waste pickers no one would have known about babies thrown away with the waste. It is likely there are many cases that go unreported.

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