Over 3,000 South African Schools Still Use Pit Toilets, Denying Dignity.

More than 3,300 schools in poor, mostly rural areas across South Africa still use pit toilets, which are unhygienic and dangerous. Children have drowned in them, and they are not equipped with proper seats. The South African government promised to replace all pit toilets at schools nationwide by March 31 this year, but the deadline has been shifted to 2025. Human rights groups are pushing for the pit toilets to be eradicated for "safe and decent sanitation facilities."