for public comment from 10 to 31 July. The original deadline fell within the school holiday period.
In a memorandum on Friday, the learners asked the department to use plain and simple language in the regulations so that the public could easily understand it.Head of research at EE Hopolang Selebalo said, “The biggest struggle is at rural schools. These are the most under-resourced schools. We know that pit latrines exist predominantly in KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and Limpopo.”
Selebalo questioned the timing of the department’s proposal to scrap the deadlines because 2023 is the next deadline for the provision of libraries and laboratories in schools. It is unlikely that the department would meet this deadline.
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