DA threatens legal action over pit latrines - SABC News

  • 📰 SABCNews
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 44 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 21%
  • Publisher: 51%

Law Law Headlines News

Law Law Latest News,Law Law Headlines

The Democratic Alliance (DA) leader, John Steenhuisen, says the party intends to take legal action to eradicate pit latrine toilets in the country.

He says Human Rights Day is meaningless if the challenge of pit latrines is not given the attention it deserves.Langalam Viki died in a pit latrine at Mcwangele Primary School.The Democratic Alliance believes that the issue of eradicating pit latrine toilets is not prioritised by the African National Congress led government.

It says drowning young people in these toilets is a violation of human rights. It plans to go around the country to visit schools that still use these toilets. The party has dismissed that these plans are politically motivated. “You got to use these days to promote and advance the action. There is no use to sit back and celebrate past victories when people live in tragedies like these. l think that something good can come out of tragedies like these. This spares us into action, l don’t think that is politicking. We are committed to eradicating these pit toilets,” explains DA leader.

The Viki family who laid to rest their daughter Langalam last week Saturday has appreciated the effort made by the DA. Family spokesperson Buzakubani Matyobe says, “They did something which has never accepted they know the life of human being”.Share article

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 37. in LAW

Law Law Latest News, Law Law Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

DA leader expected to announce legal action over school pit latrines - SABC NewsThe Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen is expected to announce legal action over school pit latrines. Wouldn’t it be cheaper to use the PublicProtector, who could then force govt to comply? President Ramaphosa 1. STOP indignity that the black / African child is still being subjected to given use of pit latrines claiming their young lives. 2. Embarrassed to be a member of the ANC when the lives of black / African children still doesn't matter! Our children's rights are constantly being violated by these useless administration. So sad and disgusting to know that today on Human Rights Day none of them in their pompous speeches will mention the brutal deaths that kids die in pit latrines in this country PresidencyZA
Source: SABCNews - 🏆 37. / 51 Read more »

DA defends legal action against pit latrine toilets eradication - SABC NewsThe Democratic Alliance (DA) leader, John Steenhuisen has defended the legal action they plan to take against the eradication of pit latrine toilets in the country. Have they eradicated them in Khayelitsa and Langa? How would you defend such inhumane and undignifying service. The pit latrine should be scrapped off as in yesterday. I am disappointed at DA, as they want to co-govern with ANC post 2024 elections. Lemme get this straight: DA wants to go to court to stop the eradication of pitlatrine toilets?
Source: SABCNews - 🏆 37. / 51 Read more »