Siviwe Gwarube, Basic Education Minister, has failed to meet her 31 March 2025 deadline to eradicate all remaining pit toilets at public schools. Speaking at Mavhunga Primary School, in Louis Trichardt, Limpopo on Frday, 4 April, Gwarube said the Department of Basic Education (DBE)  had managed to eradicate 96% of pit toilets. Thabiso Kotane speaks to Education Attorney at SECTION27, Demichelle Petherbridge.