Statistics South Africa's (Stats SA) general household survey (GHS) released today shows improvements in key service delivery sectors.
The GHS 2010 report shows an increase in the number of households who received piped water. The survey also shows a decrease in the number of households that uses the bucket toilet system.
However, Stats SA says the improvements in the access to basic services were stained by the dissatisfaction with the quality of services.
The GHS provides analysis and tracks key service delivery aspects, including housing, access to electricity and household incomes. The GHS time series tracks the well-being of South Africans from 2002.
The importance of social grants to address income poverty is emphasised in the survey.
On public health, the survey shows that more than 60% of South Africans usually visit public clinics if they need help.
However, only 55,9% of patients using public healthcare facilities were very satisfied with the services they received compared to 92,1% of users of private health care facilities.
Residents in Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga have consistently remained least satisfied with the quality of water they receive.
The use of refuse removals was highest in Gauteng (88.2%) and the Western Cape (85.5%) while lowest in Limpopo (11%).
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Sivuyile Mangxamba
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E-mail: SivuyileM@statssa.gov.za
Source: Statistics South Africa
General household survey (GHS) 2010 shows improvements in service delivery
