Faranaaz Veriava | Stop politicising pit toilet deaths: There is a risk that the focus on proper structural and sustainable solutions to create safe and decent sanitation will be lost
Earlier last month, three-year-old Langalam Viki drowned in a pit toilet at the Glen Grey Primary School in the Eastern Cape.
Unfortunately, but unsurprisingly, given that there are national elections on the horizon, the public discourse surrounding this tragic death of a young child risks becoming overly politicised.Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.
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