“In 2018, the Department of Basic Education promised to eradicate pit toilets and provide decent sanitation facilities in all public schools by 2022. It’s now 2025, and the DBE has missed all the previous deadlines and there is also a huge possibility that we’d miss this one too. But I hoped that those days were behind us. I know firsthand the impact that poor sanitation has on one’s education. The discomfort, the embarrassment, and the constant worry about health and safety – it’s a burden no learner has to bear” – Equal Education Community Leader
31 March 2025 Media Statement: Unsurprisingly, yet another deadline to eradicate plain pit toilets has been missed. This comes after over a decade of missing multiple promises and shifting deadlines. Minister Siviwe Gwarube, much like the political leadership before her, has failed to priorities the safety of her primary constituency and continues to list a […]
