Sanitation at Limpopo schools has been under the spotlight for some time now. According to OUTA, the R10 million that was dedicated to improving school ablutions in the province has gone missing.
In the interests of learner and teacher safety, and after extensive consultation with the Provincial Disaster Management Centre and the South African Weather Service (SAWS), a decision has been taken to close schools in certain areas of the Eden...
Residents of the Boxwood Road informal settlement in Kenville, Durban, say they have been forced to use buckets to flush their communal toilets for the past two years. Water runs continuously through some toilets, but the flushing mechanisms do not...
In an ironic twist, a community protest about water shortages almost prevented me from attending the opening of the new, safe toilets and handwashing facilities for Ivory Park Primary School. Despite the blockade, the situation was calm, and I...