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Several SAFE projects are being piloted in the OR Tambo district under the guidance of the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA).
SAFE... The facts
OR Tambo Inland
EMIS No.
School Name
District
200400144
E N Seku Secondary
Mthatha
200401140
Waterfall Park Primary
Mthatha
200401244
DRC Primary
Qumbu
200400427
Lyndale Primary
Mthatha
OR Tambo Coastal
EMIS No.
School Name
District
200500664
Mgezwa Senior Secondary
Lusikisiki
200500776
Mqikela Senior Secondary
Lusikisiki
200501413
Ntanzi Senior Secondary
Lusikisiki
200501298
Xura View Junior Secondary
Lusikisiki
200501196
Thembalethu Senior Primary
Lusikisiki
South Africa
Eastern Cape
No. of schools with pit latrines
2 300
1 598
Required no. of seats (Grade R)
4 819
1 500
Required no. of seats (Primary)
27 891
8 559
Required no. of seats (Secondary)
11 046
15 741
Source: Audit outcome - Schools with pit latrines
• The province accounts for a backlog of 25 800 toilet seats – 37% of the national total.
• The cost of replacing pit latrines with ventilated improved pits amounts to R2 591 billion.
• Of the 1 598 EC schools identi ed in the audit, 578 have been earmarked for closure.
“THIS IS AN INITIATIVE THAT WILL SAVE LIVES AND RESTORE THE DIGNITY OF TENS OF
THOUSANDS OF OUR NATION’S CHILDR”
EN, AS OUR CONSTITUTION DEMANDS.
President Cyril Ramaphosa, launch of SAFE initiative, 14 August 2018
All SAFE related queries in the Eastern Cape can be directed to the SAFE Project Coordinator:
Mr Ntsikelelo Ntwanambi
Deputy Chief Education Specialist
Eastern Cape Department of Education Physical Resource Planning and Property Management Unit
Tel: 040 608 4096 / 7 I Mobile: 060 523 7442 Email: ntsikelelo.ntwanambi@ecdoe.gov.za
9 | December 2019 | Sakh’isidima news