Overview
- Deputy Minister David Mahlobo is leading South Africa’s delegation to the World Toilet Summit in New Delhi from 19–21 November under the theme “Sanitation: Collective Responsibility for Dignity and for Planet.”
- Deputy Minister Sello Seitlholo begins a two-day campaign in Durban with site visits to the Aquonic water‑efficient sanitation project and the Ladepa latrine dehydration and pasteurisation line at the KwaMashu plant.
- Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube marks the day at Tsholetsega Public School in Kagiso with demonstrations of water‑smart and off‑grid sanitation solutions for schools.
- South Africa cites 83.1% household access to improved sanitation in 2024 and highlights approved Water and Sanitation Norms and Standards plus a National Faecal Sludge Management Strategy.
- UN partners and WHO emphasize the 2025 theme “Sanitation in a changing world,” noting 3.4 billion people lack safely managed sanitation and calling for future‑ready systems that protect health in a changing climate.