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World Toilet Day

Toilet design is still stuck in Elizabethan times — we can flush with success using just one or two litres

Our Burning Planet

Toilet design is still stuck in Elizabethan times — we can flush with success using just one or two litres

By Sudhir Pillay and Akin Akinsete

Taking stock of the state of our Children

South Africa

Taking stock of the state of our Children

By Shani Reddy

World Toilet Day 2019: For learners, a safe and clean toilet is as necessary as a text book

South Africa

World Toilet Day 2019: For learners, a safe and clean toilet is as necessary as a text book

By Vuyisile Malinga

Suffer the Children: There can be no excuses any more for pit toilets

South Africa

Suffer the Children: There can be no excuses any more for pit toilets

By Mark Heywood