SECTION F
Top 15 Risks
F.2 SERVICE DELIVERY AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
Strategic Objective: Eradicate backlogs in order to improve access to services and ensure proper operations and maintenance for sustainable delivery of improved services to all households.
Backlogs: 2017/2018
DESCRIPTION ACCESS TO BASIC SERVICES SVICES
BACKLOG TO BASIC SERVICESBASIC
SERVICES
Water 44 168 72 692
Sanitation 82 334 65 309
Electricity 94 947 10 778
Roads 4 081 10 201
Housing 189 000 55 000
Refuse 96 128 14 597
The increase to backlogs is due to new many informal settlements which are to be formalised..
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WATER
Distribution of Maluti a Phofung households having access to piped water
STATSSA: Community Survey 2016
Not all households in Maluti-A-Phofung municipal area have access to water on site and inside the dwelling yet. They make use of communal taps. Some of these taps are located further than 200m, which means women and children need to walk far, each day to fetch water. Communal taps and other water connections (some illegal) are not metered and a lot of water is wasted due to a lack of reporting by the community, thus, it is very difficult for Maluti-A-Phofung Water (Pty) Ltd to collect revenue effectively and make it impossible to apply the indigenous policy of free water in those areas. Maluti – A-Phofung is a Water Service Authority and there have been attempts by the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs to pursue MAP to forge relations with neighbouring local municipalities in order to technically support them with water related issues.
SANITATION
Distribution of households in Maluti a Phofung by type of toilet facility
Toilet facility Households Percentages
Flush toilet / Chemical toilet 40470 36.6
Pit latrine 65143 60.1
Ecological toilet (e.g. urine diversion;
enviroloo; etc.) 192 0.2
Other 1600 1.4
None 1865 1.7
Total 110725 100.0
STATSSA Community Survey 2016
Policy and practice regarding sanitation provision is outlined in the White Paper on Water Supply &
Sanitation Policy. The immediate priority is to provide sanitation services to all, which meets basic health and functional requirements including the protection of the quality of both surface and underground water. Ventilated Improvement Pit toilets (VIP) if constructed to agreed standards and maintained properly provide an appropriate and adequate basic level of sanitation service.
Main source of water for drinking
Piped (tap) water inside the dwelling/house 24704
Piped (tap) water inside yard 66994
Piped water on community stand 1606
Borehole in the yard 370
Rainwater tank in yard 333
Neighbours tap 3462
Public/communal tap 1806
Water carrier/tanker 8569
Borehole outside the yard 415
Flowing water/stream/river 657
Well 222
Spring 835
Other 752
TOTAL 110725
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RDP targets are such that all inhabitants of the area are empowered to have access to sanitation services, and that the provisions of the services are undertaken within a framework of sound environmental principles. Given that MAP municipality has achieved a 58.4% success in ventilated pit latrines, attests to the fact that the municipality is adhering to and conforming to generally accepted standards of environmental practice. Notwithstanding the above, a lot still has to be done to provide better state of the art and/or flush toilets connected to a sewerage system for the entire municipality.
This remains a challenge to the municipality as planning and allocation of resources has to prioritize on this area of service need. Hygienic conditions and safe living environment have informed municipal operations and rolling out of services to its immediate community. Bucket system has primarily been eradicated within urban areas.
WASTE MANAGEMENT AND WASTE REMOVAL Distribution of households in Maluti a Phofung by type of refuse removal
Refuse removal Households Percentages
Removed by local authority/private company/community
members at least once a week 23361 21.1
Removed by local authority/private company/community
members less often than once a week 1159 1.0
Communal refuse dump 5682 5.1
Communal container/central collection point 278 0.3
Own refuse dump 65648 59.3
Dump or leave rubbish anywhere (no rubbish disposal) 12181 11.0
Other 2415 2.2
Total 110725 100.0
STATSSA: Community Survey 2016
The figure above shows distribution of households with type of refuse removal. Households with own refuse dump decreased from 62.4% in 2011 to 59.3%. This signals a functional and successful working municipal strategy to continually remove refuse on a weekly basis.
Refuse disposal LANDFILL SITES
FS-Establishment of New Landfill site in Qwaqwa The landfill site is licensed.
Beneficiaries are estimated to 120 being: Women = 66, Youth = 78, Youth F = 43, Youth M = 35 and People with Disability. The proposed landfill site is classified as GLB+, The location: The proposed landfill site will be located on the Portion 110 of the Farm Witsieshoek, 1903 Ward 34, 5 km from (Pereng). Current status is that cconstruction work is in progress.
Management of Kestell , Harrismith and Qwaqwa Landfill sites
The management and maintenance of Kestell, Qwaqwa and Harrismith landfill sites is done on daily basis by Khabokedi Waste Management (Pty) Ltd with employment of 50 people.
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ELECTRICITY
Distribution of households in Maluti a Phofung using electricity
STATSSA Community Survey 2016
The above figure shows the distribution of households in Maluti a Phofung municipality with access to electricity.
Source of energy for lighting Households Percentages
Electricity from mains 103686 93.6
Other source of electricity (e.g. generator; etc.) 240 0.2
Gas 95 0.1
Paraffin 1070 1.0
Candles 5187 4.7
Solar 124 0.1
Other 32 0.0
None 100 0.1
Unspecified 192 0.2
Total 110725 100.0
STATSSA Community Survey 2016
The above figure shows the distribution of households in Maluti a Phofung municipality with access to electricity for lighting.
Source of energy for cooking Households Percentages
Electricity from mains 98073 88.6
Other source of electricity (e.g. generator; etc.) 99 0.1
Gas 2674 2.4
Paraffin 4105 3.7
Wood 4753 4.3
Coal 371 0.3
Animal dung 183 0.2
Solar - -
Other 104 0.1
None 294 0.3
Unspecified 67 0.1
Total 110725 100.0
STATSSA Community Survey 2016
The above figure shows the distribution of households in Maluti a Phofung municipality with access to electricity for cooking.
Access to electricity Households Percentages
In-house conventional meter 13165 11.9
In-house prepaid meter 89948 81.2
Connected to other source which household pays for (e.g. con 1734 1.6 Connected to other source which household is not paying for 87 0.1
Generator 20 0.0
Solar home system 16 0.0
Battery 16 0.0
Other 649 0.6
No access to electricity 5088 4.6
Total 110725 100.0
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Source of energy for space heating Households Percentages
Electricity from mains 67148 60.6
Other source of electricity (e.g. generator;
etc.) 203 0.2
Gas 2193 2.0
Paraffin 12200 11.0
Wood 13317 12.0
Coal 3421 3.1
Animal dung 263 0.2
Solar 10 0.0
Other 1637 1.5
None 10171 9.2
Unspecified 160 0.1
Total 110725 100.0
STATSSA Community Survey 2016
The above figure shows the distribution of households in Maluti a Phofung local municipality with access to electricity for heating.
Roads
DESCRIPTION ACCESS TO BASIC
SERVICES BACKLOG TO BASIC SERVICES
Roads 4 081 10 201
The municipality have provincial road network, with the N3, R57, R58 and internal roads proclaimed as national and provincial roads. The present condition of both tarred is going up although most of the internal gravelled roads in rural areas are very poor, thus limiting access to communities and economic opportunities.
Most of the roads are maintained by established Developers of youth. The municipality is busy paving roads and this needs a further focus on functions relating to road infrastructure in future.
Storm water
Storm-water systems are in place in most of semi-urban areas, as maintenance of the storm water is continuously attended by different programmes (CWP, EPWP, Contractor Development and municipal officials). However, road and storm water maintenance need to be attended as is the most prioritised by community during public participation for access to schools, clinics and other essential places. Currently the municipality is developing Road and Storm Water Master Plan.
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