The rise and fall of a mountain of rotten garbage in Knysna

Holiday town hit by service delivery crisis as rubbish piles up, water runs out and sewage spills into streets and estuary

03 December 2023 - 00:00

A mountain of rotten garbage nearly two storeys high has finally been cleared amid a service delivery crisis unfolding in one of the top holiday destinations on the Garden Route...

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