Access to Basic Services According to the National Constitution (1996), person is entitled to a minimum level of services which include an electricity connection to each residence; clean safe potable water; and availability of a ventilated pit toilet. The share of households with a water source in their dwelling, off-site or on site are indicated below. Figure 24: Percentage of Households with Access to Water, National and Provincial Level, 2015* Source: Quantec Resource Database, 2015. *estimated At a national the majority of the populace has piped water in their dwelling places as their source (46,22%) and piped water inside their yards (27,20%), this represents more than 50% of the total population. Roughly all the provinces have similar share proportions as the national case, except for Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo. In 2012, according to the World Bank, around 88,30% of the total rural population in South Africa had access to a water source, increasing from 62% in 1996. This indicates that most of the rural populace is able to access water and that attempts to improve the share of people with no access has been fruitful. Access to Electricity The Figure below provides an indication of households that has access to electricity; using an energy for lighting indicator as a proxy. Figure 25: Percentage of Households with Electricity Access, National and Provincial Level, 2015* Source: Quantec Resource Database, 2015. *estimated
Access to Basic Services According to the National Constitution (1996), person is entitled to a minimum level of services which include an electricity connection to each residence; clean safe potable water; and availability of a ventilated pit toilet. The share of households with a water source in their dwelling, off-site or on site are indicated below. Figure 24: Percentage of Households with Access to Water, National and Provincial Level, 2015* Source: Quantec Resource Database, 2015. *estimated At a national the majority of the populace has piped water in their dwelling places as their source (46,22%) and piped water inside their yards (27,20%), this represents more than 50% of the total population. Roughly all the provinces have similar share proportions as the national case, except for Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo. In 2012, according to the World Bank, around 88,30% of the total rural population in South Africa had access to a water source, increasing from 62% in 1996. This indicates that most of the rural populace is able to access water and that attempts to improve the share of people with no access has been fruitful. Access to Electricity The Figure below provides an indication of households that has access to electricity; using an energy for lighting indicator as a proxy. Figure 25: Percentage of Households with Electricity Access, National and Provincial Level, 2015* Source: Quantec Resource Database, 2015. *estimated