There were protests about service delivery, most notably about lack of sanitation facilities or against the bucket system. Most demonstrations concerning housing delivery took place in the urban areas of Gauteng, Western Cape and Eastern Cape.
There are many issues that prevent municipalities from being economically viable and from delivering essential services to citizens. Among those frequently cited are lack of skills; corruption; and failure to spend budgets.
Frequently overlooked is the creation of jobs, specifically in the rural parts of the country. More rural jobs would ease the influx of people into the urban municipalities and thus minimise the demand for housing (and services associated with it) in those areas.
The high demand for housing in urban areas contributed to the proliferation of informal settlements, which grew 119% between 1995 and 2004.
2004-05 edition of the South African survey
There are many issues that prevent municipalities from being economically viable and from delivering essential services to citizens. Among those frequently cited are lack of skills; corruption; and failure to spend budgets.
Frequently overlooked is the creation of jobs, specifically in the rural parts of the country. More rural jobs would ease the influx of people into the urban municipalities and thus minimise the demand for housing (and services associated with it) in those areas.
The high demand for housing in urban areas contributed to the proliferation of informal settlements, which grew 119% between 1995 and 2004.
2004-05 edition of the South African survey
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