Sanitation
Day 9: State offered a pauper’s burial for Michael Komape
Department of Education contests that it could have fixed dilapidated toilets
By Ciaran Ryan
Law | 23 November 2017
Stink-up at Cape Flats school
“My stomach turns and I feel as if I’m about to vomit”
By Vincent Lali
News | 23 November 2017
Day 8: Education department had funds to fix toilet in which Michael Komape drowned
Expert witness gives damning testimony against Limpopo government
By Ciaran Ryan
Law | 22 November 2017
uMlazi swamped by rubbish and sewage
Residents accuse municipality of neglect, while councillor says residents must clean their own mess
News | 22 November 2017
Day 7: Limpopo education department a “quagmire” of maladministration
“We drew attention to life-threatening situations in schools … it is not good enough to say there is no budget.”
By Ciaran Ryan
News | 21 November 2017
Day 6: Court hears of terrible condition of Limpopo’s school toilets
Photographs shows that the school toilets where Michael Komape died were in poor condition
By Ciaran Ryan
Law | 20 November 2017
Day 5: Psychologist describes suffering of drowned boy’s family
Mother distant and withdrawn, battles with ongoing sadness and depression
By Ciaran Ryan
Law | 17 November 2017
Beacon Bay community takes protest to mayor
Showdown looms as residents demand timeframes but Xola Pakati refuses to give any.
News | 17 November 2017
Day 3: Pathologist describes finding faeces in child’s lungs
Michael Komape’s sister breaks down in court
By Ciaran Ryan
Law | 15 November 2017