GA-MASHASHANE, South Africa — At a high school in rural northern South Africa, more than 300 students and their teachers share three toilets, and that woefully lopsided figure isn’t the worst problem.

Pune citizens are outraged by the Pune Municipal Corporation's (PMC) proposal to construct five 'VIP toilets' at a cost of Rs 50 lakh each, totaling Rs 2.5 crore. Residents criticize the lavish ...

In January, during a press conference held by Eastern Cape education MEC Fundile Gade and Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube, it was announced that the province was “100 or so” schools away from ...

More than 400 schools in the Eastern Cape still use pit toilets, while Ventilated Improved Pit (VIP) latrines fail to accommodate the needs of pupils and expose them to significant safety risks. An ...

The Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality (NMMDM) in the North West is facing scrutiny after spending R358,742,109 on VIP (ventilated improved pit) toilets over the past two financial years. This ...