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Collected on 28 July 2026
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Provision of free sanitary pads in schools
The government will ensure female learners have access to sanitary pads through additional funding allocated to provinces via the provincial equitable share. This funding will allow provinces to progressively expand the availability of free sanitary pads in schools.
Funds will be added to the provincial equitable share to enable provinces to progressively further this objective.
Reference
https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/government-dealing-school-sanitation
Amounts
R 23 000 000 000
Eradication of pit latrines at schools
The government has committed to eradicating pit latrines in schools nationwide. A presidential directive has launched a plan to ensure all schools have safe and appropriate sanitation facilities.
We have committed to eradicating pit latrines at schools. The President [Cyril Ramaphosa] has directed that there be a plan to ensure all schools have safe and appropriate sanitation,
