South Africa: Dismay As Judge Dismisses Damages Claim for Child Who Drowned in Pit Toilet

"The failure to award damages in this case stands in contrast to the damages that were awarded ... to the families of the Life Esidimeni," says SECTION27

There was shock and disappointment this morning when Judge Gerrit Muller of the Polokwane High Court dismissed a claim for roughly R3 million in damages brought against the Limpopo Department of Basic Education following the drowning of five year old Michael Komape in a school pit latrine in 2014.

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