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OPINION

World Toilet Day: ‘Eliminate pit latrines from public schools in SA’

South Africa has policies to address the pit toilet problem, but government misses its own deadlines

  • Elmien Claassens
4 min read
According to the Department of Basic Education’s audit, about 3 898 schools across the country were reported to have inappropriate sanitation. (Alet Pretorius/Gallo Images)
CYRIL RAMAPHOSA

Pit latrine drownings are harsh indictment of Ramaphosa

The failure of the president’s SAFE programme and the re-occurrence of pit latrine drownings continue to cast a harsh spotlight on the ANC government

  • Naledi Ramontja
4 min read