NEWS

Both Philasande and his girlfriend are waste pickers at the Makana Municipal landfill. They are invested in waste management in Makana and attended a workshop for waste pickers that was organised by a group students in 2017 at Rhodes University. Philisande and his girlfriend have stopped going to the landfill since June this year [2020]. The reason they stopped is that there’s been some rogue behaviours among the waste pickers.

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.