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There are close to 1.3 million households in South Africa without access to piped water, the majority of them black households, according to the 2011 Census results, released on Tuesday.

A breakdown by population group shows there are 1,234,087 black, 15,723 coloured, 2672 Indian or Asian, and 10,738 white households with "no access to piped (tap) water".

The census, a snapshot of the situation in the country at midnight on October 9 last year, also reveals there are still 297,847 households using the notorious bucket toilet system.

In addition to this, as many as 748,597 households around the country have no toilet system at all, while 8,242,924 have flush toilets connected to a sewage system.

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Oct 30, 2012

malemaforpresident

And we should not talk down on SA when there are such crucial and critical issues to talk about 18 years down into democracy and we keep on blaming apartheid when budget is being distributed to many municipalities year in year out without service delivery being provided to poor communities
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Oct 30, 2012

MommaC

You gotta feel for the colourd folk. They always get the crappiest end of the stick
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Oct 30, 2012

malemaforpresident

1.3m households without piped water and are drinking water with domstic animals: Census
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that should be the topic isnt that reality

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Oct 30, 2012

Chichi7

So how much will it cost to get these people to have running water and t oilet system? Surely the 203 m illion used to upgrade z umaville would have made a huge difference. Seriously, underground tunnels and helipad is not needed in comparison to people not have basic needs.
Maybe the 4.1 bn spent on entertainment by Gvt would also have made a difference in the so many lives!
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Oct 30, 2012

Stigga

MommaC
You gotta feel for the colourd folk. They always get the crappiest end of the stick
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Welcome to my world lol
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Oct 30, 2012

Bebesocs

Mr Maharaj how about this one for a debate? Does it affect you?
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Oct 30, 2012

MommaC

just looked at the stats
In 1996 - 82.9% of all homes had a flushing loo
In 2011 - 90.6% of all homes have a flushing loo

1996 to 2001, vokkal happened
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Oct 30, 2012

lerotse

All the people that are down and out are the ones that say "SOUTH AFRICA BELONGS TO ALL WHO LIVE IN IT" but some groups are still better that then even though they are in majority when voting and maladministrating governance of the government of AZANIA.
THE WAS NO PROPER OR NO POLICY AT ALL WHEN THIS PEOPLE GO INTO GOVERNANCE.
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Oct 30, 2012

MOKOPANEDUDE

Running water is basic not a priviledge,and that develop a healthy society but amazing how we live,we struggled for a classles society but everyday division is growing the poor become poorer and rich become richer
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Oct 30, 2012

swona

multiply that number by ten, for thats the average number of people staying in one house in SA, that will give the number of men or woman in SA, which means half of the population does not have access to water, yet someone is building his house for R260million for less than 100people!
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