Poor sanitation in schools
Sewage crisis leaves Vereeniging parents fuming
Outside Lebohang Secondary School, large piles of rubbish are strewn across the street infused in puddles of raw sewage. A breeding ground for water borne...
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Ramaphosa: Govt, private sector in partnership to eradicate pit toilets
President Ramaphosa says the safe toilets initiative is overdue in the country following the deaths of pupils at schools.
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[LISTEN] The dire state of sanitation at schools
A Water Research Commission study found that although 41% of schools were found to employ cleaners, only 25% of them reported cleaning the toilets at least once a day.
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Motshekga: Pit toilet child death undignified & completely unacceptable
Five-year-old Viwe Jali fell into the toilet at the Luna Primary School in Bizana on Tuesday.
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Michael Komape: Section 27 hopes govt accounts for failure to build safe toilets
The High Court in Polokwane has been hearing final arguments on the amount of damages Komape's family should receive for pain and suffering.
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Section 27: Limpopo Education Dept to blame for Michael Komape's death
The group is suing government for damages on behalf of the family of Komape, who drowned in a Limpopo pit toilet in 2014.
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Section 27: Pit toilet death case will highlight sanitation in SA
Section 27’s Nomatter Ndebele says this court case is important to ensure pupils in rural areas have proper sanitation.
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Minister Motshekga: HIV/Aids must be a govt priority again
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says there is a challenge to provide healthy environments in many public schools which hinder learning.
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Equal Education approaches court over poor school infrastructure
The rights group released a report following visits to a number of schools across 7 districts in the Eastern Cape.
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Equal Education may take learner march to WCED
Learners have embarked on protest action demanding safe schools and proper sanitation.
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GDE misses school sanitation crisis deadline
The GDE missed the deadline it had set to deal with the sanitation crisis in township schools.
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Equal Education demands R350m for Gauteng township schools
The funds are required for maintenance, water, sanitation and electricity in schools.
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Section 27: School sanitation must become a bigger priority
The organisation says poor sanitation in schools affect both the physical & academic well-being of pupils.
