We can all scream until the cows come home, but a state that fails to build safe toilets for its children over decades is a failed state.
Nine years ago, five-year-old Michael Komape drowned in a pit toilet at his school in Limpopo.
After numerous legal challenges by NGOs to bring those responsible to account, several courts ordered the Limpopo education department and others to eradicate pit toilets at schools. Political leaders stood at podiums and vowed this would never happen again...You’ve always trusted us to help you navigate the world. Support the Sunday Times by becoming a premium member for only R80 and keep the conversation going. You can cancel anytime.
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