“The rich will always be able to dispose of their waste”: a view from the frontlines of municipal failure in Makhanda, South Africa
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Solid waste management; Governance; South Africa; Climate change; Covid-19; Illegal dumping; SDG 3; SDG 11;All these keywords.
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