Johannesburg Water is to spend R21 million to install Ventilated Improved Pit (VIP) toilets to informal settlements in the city, particularly in the south of Johannesburg, Sandton Chronicle reports.

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Key advantages of a Ventilated Improved Pit (VIP) toilet over alternative low-cost sanitation facilities are its ability to dispel odours and ...

More than 30 years into democracy, the department of basic education noted that pit latrines continue to exist.

GA-MASHASHANE, South Africa — At a high school in rural northern South Africa, more than 300 students and their teachers share three toilets, and that woefully lopsided figure isn’t the worst problem.

Holders of VIP passes to Saturday’s Mt. Pleasant Craft Beer Festival get a special perk, a real bathroom when they need to empty their bladders. Rank has its privileges, as they say. The festival is ...

The Nigerian Institute of Oceanography and Marine Research is an institute owned and run by the Nigerian government, which is charged with the responsibility to conduct research into the resources and ...

MANCHESTER, Tenn. - A yellow wristband means a lot at the Bonnaroo Arts and Music Festival. Yellow gets you a hot shower. It also gets you air-conditioned toilet trailers, bleacher seats near the ...

The Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality (NMMDM) in the North West is facing scrutiny after spending R358,742,109 on VIP (ventilated improved pit) toilets over the past two financial years. This ...

Pune citizens are outraged by the Pune Municipal Corporation's (PMC) proposal to construct five 'VIP toilets' at a cost of Rs 50 lakh each, totaling Rs 2.5 crore. Residents criticize the lavish ...