South Africa: Parents Threaten School Boycott Over Mobile Toilets, 'We Need R27 Billion to Fix Schools' - Education MEC

South Africa: Parents Threaten School Boycott Over Mobile Toilets, 'We Need R27 Billion to Fix Schools' - Education MEC

[Health-e] As the Gauteng Education Department faces a R27 billion backlog in school occupational health and infrastructure, parents at a Soshanguve primary school in Tshwane threaten to keep their children home, saying conditions of temporary mobile toilets at the school pose a health and safety risk to learners.

A generation waiting for a toilet: The Crisis in Boteti's primary schools

Sunday Standard A generation waiting for a toilet: The Crisis in Boteti’s primary schools The first lesson for many reception class pupils in Boteti West is not reading or counting – it is learning to use toilets never designed for children their age. This is atleast according to a question tabled in Parliament last week by area Member of Parliament – Sam Digwa.  In his response, the Minister of Local Government and Traditional Affairs Ketlhalef…