Wetwipes leading cause of sewage blockages

The City of Cape Town is appealing to residents to watch what they flush down toilets.

This is after the City's water and sanitation teams have had to attend to 1 072 sewer blockages in Camps Bay, Bakoven, Clifton, and Sea Point from July 2023 to March 2025.

One of the main causes of these blockages was wet wipes being flushed down the toilet along with other items which do not belong in the sewer system.