PIT LATRINES: The Department of Basic Education fails to meet deadline on pit toilets
By Mpumzi Mshweshwe
South African Minister of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube (Image: Facebook)
The Department of Basic Education’s (DBE) failure to meet the deadline on the eradication of pit toilets has resulted in backlash from schools who have been overlooked and fell victim to dangerous learning environments. The deadline for the complete eradication of pit toilets by 31st March has come and gone, but about 287 schools still suffer from having pit toilets. The Minister of Education, Siviwe Gwarube, is set to address the issue tomorrow.
Gwarube said that there was a 93% pit toilet eradication rate on the 11th of March. The 93% of toilets that have been eradicated have come from the data and information provided by the department’s Sanitation Appropriate for Education (SAFE...