MEDIA STATEMENT: GWARUBE CANNOT DECLARE VICTORY WHILE LEARNERS ARE STILL USING DANGEROUS PIT TOILETS
7 July 2026 The Department of Basic Education (DBE) cannot declare victory while there are still learners using dangerous pit toilets in public schools. Equal Education (EE) notes Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube’s announcement that all schools identified under the Sanitation Appropriate for Education (SAFE) Initiative as relying on pit latrines have now had […]