(AsgiSA) Annual Report 2008 - South African Government Information
(AsgiSA) Annual Report 2008 - South African Government Information
(AsgiSA) Annual Report 2008 - South African Government Information
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Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative for <strong>South</strong> Africa<br />
ANNUAL REPORT<br />
<strong>2008</strong><br />
Table 4: Water and sanitation infrastructure delivery, 2004 to <strong>2008</strong><br />
Service<br />
Backlog in<br />
2004/05<br />
Water 10,6 m people 1,51 m<br />
people<br />
Sanitation 17,3 m people 1,3 m<br />
people<br />
Bucket Eradication<br />
252 254<br />
units<br />
Free Basic Water 14,8 m people 300 000<br />
people<br />
Achieved<br />
2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08<br />
1 m<br />
people<br />
800 000<br />
people<br />
0 62 206<br />
units<br />
2,46 m<br />
people<br />
1,25 m<br />
people<br />
940 000<br />
people<br />
71 747<br />
units<br />
490 000<br />
people<br />
1,27 m<br />
people<br />
1,2 m<br />
people<br />
95 218<br />
units<br />
4,95 m<br />
people<br />
Total added<br />
since 2004<br />
5,03 m people<br />
4,24 m people<br />
228 991 units<br />
8,2 m people<br />
DWAF (<strong>2008</strong>), Service Delivery: A Five-Year Rreview 2004 to Date, presentation to Parliamentary Committee<br />
on Water and Forestry Affairs by Director-General Ms Pam Yako, 21 October <strong>2008</strong>.<br />
http://www.pmg.org.za/files/docs/081021dwaf.ppt<br />
The financing of such services has largely been through the Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG) and<br />
three important policy concerns have emerged recently around planning, financing and operational efficiency<br />
of water and sanitation infrastructure.<br />
Municipalities plan for such services through their integrated development plans (IDPs). The IDPs are<br />
often not in alignment with the plans of other spheres, including those related to overall water supply,<br />
housing, roads and transport 3 . The increasing dependence on grant financing, coupled with an<br />
apparent lack of sustainability of the way such services are financed is also of concern. This problem<br />
is interlinked with the general poor state of efficiency of operation and maintenance of water and<br />
sanitation systems and associated financial management systems 4 . In fairness to municipalities, the<br />
sheer scale of infrastructure required to eradicate water and sanitation backlogs have led to a focus on<br />
extending service coverage with a corresponding neglect of sound maintenance of both new and existing<br />
schemes, thereby eroding their asset base and compromising revenue generation. Measures being<br />
taken to address this include:<br />
3 <br />
This problem has been highlighted through various perspectives including the NSDP (<strong>2008</strong>), strategic plans of departments<br />
responsible for other infrastructure components, the Budget and various National Treasury reviews<br />
4<br />
DWAF (<strong>2008</strong>), Local government budget and expenditure review presentation, 11 November.<br />
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