South Africa Minister of Basic Education admits failing to meet the deadline to eradicate pit toilets at SA schools 8 min 6 By Takudzwa Pongweni and Siyabonga Goni
Maverick News Gwarube says 93% of pit toilets have been eradicated in race to beat 31 March deadline 3 min 1 By Siyabonga Goni
Maverick News Human Rights Commission raises alarm over ‘unsafe’ new VIP pit toilets at Eastern Cape schools 5 min 12 By Estelle Ellis
Maverick Citizen Eastern Cape Education Department on the cusp of eradicating school pit latrines – finally 3 min 10 By Estelle Ellis
Maverick Citizen Gwarube sets bold deadline for school pit toilet eradication, but progress is sluggish 7 min 2 By Takudzwa Pongweni
Maverick News Six-year-old the latest pupil rescued from pit toilet at Eastern Cape school 2 min 8 By Yamkela Ntshongwana and Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik
Podcasts The WholeWeek Wrap with Daily Maverick (26 February 2024) 2 min 0 By Carte Blanche and Daily Maverick
Maverick Citizen MPs give Angie Motshekga 60 days to submit time frames to eradicate ‘death trap’ pit latrines at schools 5 min 5 By Msindisi Fengu
Maverick News Limpopo protesters take to the streets as anger over school pit toilets intensifies 2 min 1 By Bernard Chiguvare for GroundUp
Maverick Citizen Mandela Day – poverty porn or an enduring commitment to social justice? 5 min 3 By Zukiswa Pikoli
South Africa Learners picket in Pretoria over govt scrapping deadlines to fix schools 2 min 0 By Magnificent Mndebele
South Africa Learners protest education department proposal to end deadlines to fix schools 3 min 0 By Marecia Damons
South Africa Organised young people are the enablers of a just education system 5 min 0 By Sindisa Monakali, Tebogo Tsesane and Yolanda Sewela
South Africa Promises, promises: Butterworth residents still waiting for housing after more than a decade 3 min 2 By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik for GroundUp
Maverick Citizen Michael Komape’s death in a pit latrine illustrates South Africa’s horror stories of 'childism' 5 min 1 By Mark Tomlinson
DM168 The pits: And the gold medal for the worst(ness) of both worlds goes to... 5 min 1 By Shaun de Waal
South Africa Failure to fix increasing number of pit latrines in Limpopo schools branded ‘outrageous’ 3 min 4 By Tania Broughton
Maverick Citizen Dangerous, unhygienic pit latrines in Limpopo schools ‘must be eradicated sooner rather than later’ 3 min 2 By Karabo Mafolo
South Africa Bare minimum won’t do, Equal Education tells Gauteng Education Department 3 min 0 By Bheki C. Simelane
