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Gwarube announces 96% of identified pit toilets have been eradicated

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The department of basic education has successfully eradicated 96% of pit toilets identified in the 2018 audit under the sanitation appropriate for education (Safe) initiative.

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Gwarube announces 96% of identified pit toilets have been eradicated

The department of basic education has successfully eradicated 96% of pit toilets identified in the 2018 audit under the sanitation appropriate for education (Safe) initiative.

1 day ago·Johannesburg, South Africa

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DBE eradicates 96% of pit toilets - POWER 98.7

The minister of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube has confirmed that only 141 schools still utilize pit toilets. According to Gwarube in a statement, the department is ensuring that there are no schools using pit toilets. This is after Gwarube had set a deadline to have all pit toilets replaced in schools by 31 March 2025. “Of the pit toilets identified in the SAFE Initiative’s 2018 audit, as of 31 March 2025, we have eradicated 96%. “This is sign…

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insideeducation.co.za

Govt edges closer to ridding schools of pit latrines

By Thapelo Molefe The government has failed to meet its target of eradicating pit toilets at schools by the end of last month Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube revealed on Friday that 96% of schools identified under the Sanitation Appropriate for Education (SAFE) Initiative in 2018 have successfully eradicated pit toilets. Speaking at Mavhunga Primary School in Malume on Friday, alongside Limpopo education MEC Mavhungu Lerule-Ramakhanya, …

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SABC News

Minister says school pit latrines will be mostly eradicated by June - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.

Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube says the remaining pit latrines that are yet to be done away with could be entirely removed by June this year. Gwarube was visiting schools in Limpopo’s Vhembe district to monitor progress in constructing safe latrines. The President’s SAVE programme identified over 3 000 schools that needed safe toilets by the 31st of March this year. Gwarube says her department will continue to clear the backlog in eradi…

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Minister Gwarube Says 96% Of Pit Toilets At State Schools Eradicated - The Bulrushes

Johannesburg – The deadline to do away with pit latrines at state schools may have been missed, but the Department of Basic Education announced that it has nearly completed the task. Monday, (31 March 2025), was the national Department of Basic Education’s pit toilet eradication deadline. Today, Friday, (4 April 2025), Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube announced that her department has “successfully eradicated 96% of pit toilets identified…

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