South Africa: Toilet Conditions in Gauteng Township Schools Worse Than Prison

The conditions of toilets in some Gauteng township schools are even worse than overcrowded prisons, according to the results of a social audit spearheaded by Equal Education (EE).

"In [some of the audited schools] more than one hundred students share a single working toilet," EE co-head Tshepo Motsepe told reporters in Johannesburg on Wednesday.

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