CHILD SAFETY: School water and sanitation crisis drags on as DBE balks at national deadline (opens original article in a new tab)

Over 3,000 South African schools lack adequate water and sanitation, with the DBE refusing to set a national deadline for resolution, citing provincial budget and planning constraints.

• More than 3,000 public schools lack reliable water and sanitation meeting minimum standards, with no national deadline set by the DBE.
• Provincial reports show KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, and Limpopo have the highest number of affected schools.
• The Education Infrastructure Grant is not exclusively for water and sanitation, and provinces manage their own infrastructure projects.