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Government's commitment to eradicate pit latrines is increasingly being questioned because they are still being installed as part of government housing developments in some areas. While the attention is always around safety, particularly for children, experts say pit latrines also have a negative effect on the quality of water. They say it's important to assess the type of soil that pit latrines are built on and their structure as underground water contamination is often detected. SABC's Tebogo Phakedi and Mzhwakhe Tshabalala have compiled this report.

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