South Africa: New MPs in drive to end dangerous toilets at schools

After nearly a year since a petition against pit latrines was handed to the parliamentary portfolio committee on basic education to consider, MPs have requested that the process to eradicate pit toilets be fast-tracked in KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo and the Eastern Cape. 

This was discussed in the legacy report meeting before the committee on Tuesday.

The 44-page report said the previous  sixth parliamentary committee had been approached by Yongama Zigebe, a leader in the Ngovu Change…