UPDATE: ECR, LottoStar, & Breadline Africa tackle South Africa’s pit toilet crisis
- Business Sense
- 21 hours ago
- 1 min read
These KwaZulu‑Natal schools will have their pit toilets demolished and replaced with proper, clean, safe facilities.
The Big Favour teamed up with LottoStar and Breadline Africa to help schools affected by South Africa’s ongoing pit latrine crisis.
Because of generous donations from LottoStar and East Coast Radio listeners — a total of R1 847 500 — three schools in KwaZulu‑Natal will now see their unsafe pit toilets replaced with proper sanitation facilities.
Schools that will benefit
Maliphume Primary School
Linwood Combined Primary School
Songozini Primary School
For many South Africans, the phrase “pit toilet crisis” has been a long‑running issue — especially in disadvantaged and rural communities. Many schools still use outdated and unsafe pit latrines, posing serious health and safety risks for children.
A bit of context from the article:
Pit toilets are essentially holes in the ground with a simple structure over them.
Poorly built ones can be dangerous, with weak structures, large openings, no ventilation, and no handwashing facilities.
A national audit previously showed that more than 3 300 schools in South Africa were still using unsafe pit toilets.
The initiative with LottoStar and Breadline Africa, supported by East Coast Radio’s Big Favour, aims to change this by providing safe, dignified sanitation facilities that help protect learners and improve school environments.
