The MEC strongly believes in the principle that “sanitation is dignity” and believes no learner should be taught in conditions that deprives them of this dignity.
In his Budget Speech, the MEC announced that the department had identified 580 schools across the province which had challenges with sanitation.
The degree of disrepair in these schools varied. Contractors were appointed to do work in all of these schools and a budget of R115-million was set aside for this purpose.
Repairs have been completed in 400 of the 580 school identified for repairs.
The MEC has reprimanded the managers who dropped the ball on this crucial mandate and a new team with centre project managers was appointed to remedy the delay.
The department is expecting repairs in the remaining 150 schools to be completed by the end of this month.
As a permanent solution, the department has developed guidelines for schools to assist them in managing and maintaining toilets more effectively.
The department is also assisting schools to use their maintenance allocations more efficiently and effectively to deal with preventative and day-to-day maintenance. – @CarmenBoksburg
