Makhanda’s unreliable water supply is causing serious sanitation problems for a local school.
The Sarah Baartman District Municipality, which includes Makhanda , declared a local state of disaster on February 25 because of ongoing water shortages.
Leon Coetzee, principal of Grahamstown Primary, said that the water cuts have disrupted learning, with schools being unable to flush toilets or cook daily lunches. "The learners come from home, where there is no water, and they come to school expecting water, where there is none," said Coetzee. The inability to flush is the biggest problem. Coetzee said that when the toilets were closed last week, two children wet themselves.A borehole has been sunk on the premises of the school but the water still needs to be tested.
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