South Africa: Crèche Got Government Approval With an Unfinished Toilet and a Toddler Died

South Africa: Crèche Got Government Approval With an Unfinished Toilet and a Toddler Died

Kungentando Yena, aged one, died after falling into an unfinished pit toilet at the Khulangolwazi ECD Centre in Tsolo, Eastern Cape. The crèche had bronze status under the government's Bana Pele drive, meaning it was approved to operate before passing full safety and infrastructure checks.

Crèche got government approval with an unfinished toilet and a toddler died

By Palesa Matlala Kungentando Yena, aged one, died after falling into an unfinished pit toilet at the Khulangolwazi ECD Centre in Tsolo, Eastern Cape. The crèche had bronze status under the government’s Bana Pele drive, meaning it was approved to operate before passing full safety and infrastructure checks. A toddler is dead and two government bodies are now investigating who approved a crèche that had an unfinished pit toilet on its grounds. …

"No answers": SA mourns 1-year-old's death in a pit toilet in Tsolo as community demands justice

One-year-old Kungentando Yena died after being found in a pit toilet at an unregistered crèche near Tsolo in the Eastern Cape, with her family demanding answers.