Health, Sanitation and Sexual Awareness Campaign for Dutyini Learners Approaching Puberty: On 12 of September 2019, the Adopt-a-School Foundation, an entity of the Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation in partnership with Afrocentric Group an investment holding company will be hosting the Health, Sanitation and Sexual Awareness Campaign at Dutyini Junior Secondary School, located in the Eastern Cape. The awareness campaign is targeting Grade five to seven learners to ensure they are equipped with useful … [Read more...] about Health, Sanitation and Sexual Awareness Campaign for Dutyini Learners Approaching Puberty – MyPR.co.za
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Makhanda News: South Africa: Minister Lindiwe Sisulu Intervenes in Water and Sanitation Crisis in Makhanda
South Africa: Minister Lindiwe Sisulu Intervenes in Water and Sanitation Crisis in Makhanda: The Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, Lindiwe Sisulu, has activated measures which will result in the Minister assuming executive authority over the water and sanitation ... Source: "Makhanda" - BingNews. EL outfit to dance the story of womanhood at Fest: Delving into the joys and struggles of being a woman, East London dance company DaySpring will perform an original piece at the … [Read more...] about Makhanda News: South Africa: Minister Lindiwe Sisulu Intervenes in Water and Sanitation Crisis in Makhanda
Makhanda News: DWS: Department of Water and Sanitation warns consumers to avoid restrictions and save water during winter
DWS: Department of Water and Sanitation warns consumers to avoid restrictions and save water during winter: The situation remains untenable in Eastern Cape where Makhanda residents continue to scrape for water for basic use. However, the DWS continues to work with Makhanda Local Municipality, the Eastern ... Source: "Makhanda" - BingNews. National Arts Festival Executive Producer Nobesuthu Rayi’s 2019 Festival Top 5: Nobesuthu Rayi, the Acting Executive Producer for the National Arts … [Read more...] about Makhanda News: DWS: Department of Water and Sanitation warns consumers to avoid restrictions and save water during winter
Makhanda News: Water and Sanitation clarifies disaster funding for Makana Municipality
Water and Sanitation clarifies disaster funding for Makana Municipality: The Department of Water and Sanitation says it is not responsible for the disaster relief organisation, Gift of Givers, withdrawing its services from Makhanda, Grahamstown - despite the drought-hit ... Source: "Makhanda" - BingNews. GIFT OF THE GIVERS LEAVES MAKHANDA DROUGHT CRISIS!: South African humanitarian organization Gift of the Givers says it’s withdrawing from Makhanda, formerly known as Grahamstown in the … [Read more...] about Makhanda News: Water and Sanitation clarifies disaster funding for Makana Municipality
Makhanda News: Makhanda School Battles Sanitation Problems Due To Water Cuts
Makhanda School Battles Sanitation Problems Due To Water Cuts: FILE: Makhanda residents queue as humanitarian aid group Gift of the Givers delivers water. Picture: facebook.com. CAPE TOWN – A Makhanda school is urging the government to deal with the Eastern Cape ... Source: "Makhanda" - BingNews. DA's Trollip wins defamation claim over farmworker treatment: The judgment was handed down in the Eastern Cape High Court in Makhanda on Tuesday. Trollip had claimed R6m in damages as a result of … [Read more...] about Makhanda News: Makhanda School Battles Sanitation Problems Due To Water Cuts
Bhisho news: It’s time to make safe school sanitation a national priority
It’s time to make safe school sanitation a national priority: As you are aware, in March 2018, while the department of basic education (DBE) was in the Bhisho High Court in the Eastern Cape, defending its failure to prescribe constitutionally compliant norms ... Source: "Bhisho" - BingNews. South Africa: Learners Call for Western Cape Education Department to Pull Out of Court Case: On 19 July the Bhisho High Court ruled that the state has to improve hundreds of inadequate school buildings … [Read more...] about Bhisho news: It’s time to make safe school sanitation a national priority
Bhisho news: Minister Motshekga must urgently release sanitation audit – EE
Minister Motshekga must urgently release sanitation audit – EE: On Thursday 19 July, the Bhisho High Court ruled in favour of Equal Education (EE) in the #FixTheNorms case. This ruling comes four months after the death of 5-year-old Lumka Mkhethwa, who fell into a ... Source: "Bhisho" - BingNews. SECTION27 welcomes norms and standards judgment: Public interest law centre SECTION27 on Thursday welcomed judgment delivered in the Bhisho High Court, in the case of Equal Education vs Minister of … [Read more...] about Bhisho news: Minister Motshekga must urgently release sanitation audit – EE
Bhisho news: South Africa: Girl’s Pit Toilet Death Reveals Sad State of School Sanitation – NGOs
South Africa: Girl's Pit Toilet Death Reveals Sad State of School Sanitation - NGOs: Earlier this week, the Bhisho High Court heard a case brought by EE to fix "unconstitutional loops and gaps" in the school infrastructure law. One of its arguments was that there was an escape clause which rendered important deadlines as loose targets. Source: "Bhisho" - BingNews. 5-year-old pupil tragically drowns in school pit latrine: EE said it is a “horrific coincidence” that it was in the Bhisho High … [Read more...] about Bhisho news: South Africa: Girl’s Pit Toilet Death Reveals Sad State of School Sanitation – NGOs
Suffer little ratepayers to come unto me …
Port Elizabeth – The Nelson Mandela Bay Budget put forward by new Mayor Danny Jordaan was passed on Thursday in an at times heated debate between political parties. The acceptance of the budget means Nelson Mandela Bay residents will see increases of 9.5% for property rates, 12.2% for electricity, 13% for water, 12% for sanitation and 11% for refuse removal from July. In terms of the tariff increases, Jordaan said the increases compared favourably with other metros and pointed out that the … [Read more...] about Suffer little ratepayers to come unto me …
Municipality Approves IDP And Budget
(Editor: These rates and services increases must be seen against a background of a national inflation rate of 5.9% and, personally, I say that these increases represent profit taking and are a sad indictment of an inefficient institution. If you think I am right or wrong then let me know in the comments or submit a letter.) The Council of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality today approved its 2013/14 Integrated Development Plan (IDP) (12th Edition) and 2013/14 – 2015/16 Budget. The total … [Read more...] about Municipality Approves IDP And Budget
76% of informal settlements have no sanitation services
Residents of informal settlements in the Eastern Cape are living in squalor due to a lack of toilet and sanitary services in these areas. Of the 387 informal settlements in the province, a total of 146 697 out of a total of 608 435 informal dwellings receive some sort of toilet and hygiene service from the province. This equates to only 24% of all settlements receiving toilet and hygiene services. In response to a written question I posed to Human Settlements MEC Helen Sauls-August … [Read more...] about 76% of informal settlements have no sanitation services
