DA blames education minister for Eastern Cape school pit toilet death

Another pit latrine has claimed a young life and the DA has blamed Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga for delaying the eradication of all pit toilets at some schools across the country.

The DA’s Basic Education Spokesperson in the Eastern Cape Baxolile Nodada expressed his condolences to the family of the schoolgirl whose body was found in a pit toilet at a school.

The body of the 4-year-old schoolgirl from a primary school in Glen Grey was discovered inside a pit toilet after her mother raised the alarm when she failed to return home on Monday.

It was reported that the girl’s…

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