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Media Alert: SAHRC Mpumalanga Provincial Office to hold a stakeholder engagement on the eradication of pit latrines in public schools in Mpumalanga

Attention: Editors and Reporters

29 July 2024

The South African Human Rights Commission’s Mpumalanga Provincial Office will be holding a stakeholder engagement on the eradication of pit latrines in public schools in Mpumalanga.

The engagement follows reports indicating that there are several schools in the province that still make use of pit latrines, despite having such toilets been declared degrading, unsafe and banned by the Minimum Uniform Norms and Standards for Public School Infrastructure of 2013.

The objective of the stakeholder engagement is to assess progress made by the Department of Basic Education in Mpumalanga in eradicating pit latrines in schools and to create a platform for stakeholders in the education sector to engage on the matter.

The stakeholder engagement will be held as follows:

Date:    29 July 2024

Venue: Anew Hotel, eMalahleni (Witbank)

Time:   09:00

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For further information or enquiries, please contact: SAHRC Mpumalanga Provincial Manager, Mr. Eric Mokonyama on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it./ 013 752 8292/078 670 4360

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