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Former anti-apartheid student protest leader Seth Mazibuko is among activists and educators who believe a crisis is hollowing out the country’s education system.
Pupils at thousands of schools in South Africa still use pit latrines. Parliament has given the Department of Basic Education 60 days to outline how it will eradicate the dangerous structures.
The coming teacher retirement wave will create a critical shortage, but this problem will be complicated by other factors, they say.
South Africa is poised to turn the corner in eradicating pit latrines in
South Africa sees 26.6% rise in school non-attendance among 5-24 age group, Census 2022 highlights.This record has increased since 1996.