Why Limpopo's schools still have pit toilets – The Mail & Guardian
Nine years after grade R learner Michael Komape drowned in a pit toilet, 2 334 schools in the province still have these structures on their premises
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Nine years after grade R learner Michael Komape drowned in a pit toilet, 2 334 schools in the province still have these structures on their premises
“GIRL” or “BOY” is painted in big, pink and blue letters on the doors — hiding nothing but a low plastic platform built up around a hole in the ground, with a toilet seat fixed on top.
Nine years after pupil Michael Komape drowned in a pit toilet at his school in Limpopo, 2,334 schools in the province still have them.
More than 100 organisations have come together to amplify the voice of young people in the upcoming Youth Day Parade for Justice and Change.
The South African government is under pressure from human rights organisations and parents to eradicate pit latrines at rural schools.