The department attributed the progress to collaboration between national and provincial education departments and other ...
Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube is in a race to eradicate pit toilets in schools after she said 93% have been ...
While over 3,000 sanitation projects have been delivered under the Sanitation Appropriate for Education (SAFE) initiative, ...
CAPE TOWN, March 11 (Xinhua) -- South Africa's Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube announced on Tuesday that over 93 percent of identified pit toilets in public schools have been eradicated.
Last last year the Department of Basic Education (DBE) launched the Safe Schools App in the hopes of working towards finally getting rid of all pit latrine toilets across the country’s public ...
The Sanitation Appropriate for Education initiative has eradicated over 93% of identified pit toilets in public schools nationwide. This was revealed by Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube in ...
However, the eradication of pit toilet infrastructure backlog remains a non-negotiable priority, and all efforts are being made to ensure that every learner in South Africa has access to safe and ...
More than 400 schools in the Eastern Cape still use pit toilets, while Ventilated Improved Pit (VIP) latrines fail to accommodate the needs of pupils and expose them to significant safety risks.