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PSA concerned about the Basic Education Department missing deadline to eradicate pit toilets [SOUND]

# The Public Servants Association of South Africa says it acknowledges that significant progress has been made in eradicating pit toilets. Minister of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube, revealed last week that the Sanitation Appropriate for Education initiative has successfully eradicated over 93-percent of identified pit toilets in public schools across the country. PSA’s, Claude Naiker, says it is concerned that the department will miss the March 31st deadline to eradicate unsafe sanitation in schools:

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