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Table 8: Comparison of the main water source for drinking 7 used by households (concluded), 2002–
2011
Water source Statistic
Rainwater
tank on site
Neighbour’s
tap
Public/
communal tap
Watercarrier/tanker
Borehole offsite/communal
Flowing water/
stream/river
Stagnant
water/dam/
pool
Well
Spring
Other
Subtotal
Year
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Number 63 51 42 35 54 66 73 49 55 110
Percentage 0,6 0,4 0,4 0,3 0,4 ,05 0,6 0,4 0,4 0,7
Number 296 291 264 263 256 272 349 374 367 402
Percentage 2,7 2,6 2,3 2,2 2,1 2,1 2,6 2,7 2,6 2,7
Number 1 492 1 684 1 723 1 913 1 927 2 003 2 088 2 301 2 303 2 204
Percentage 13,6 14,8 14,7 15,9 15,5 15,6 15,7 16,7 16,1 14,9
Number 69 67 72 118 137 127 149 177 209 148
Percentage 0,6 0,6 0,6 1 1,1 1 1,1 1,3 1,5 1
Number 309 265 312 287 287 208 262 219 201 200
Percentage 2,8 2,3 2,7 2,4 2,3 1,6 2 1,6 1,4 1,4
Number 637 542 552 451 423 443 481 551 487 425
Percentage 5,8 4,8 4,7 3,7 3,4 3,5 3,6 4,0 3,4 2,9
Number 81 79 65 38 32 56 41 33 46 60
Percentage 0,7 0,7 0,6 0,3 0,3 0,4 0,3 0,2 0,3 0,4
Number 152 121 118 78 129 67 75 52 40 81
Percentage 1,4 1,1 1 0,7 1 0,5 0,6 0,4 0,3 0,6
Number 217 268 208 241 168 157 206 132 235 193
Percentage 2,0 2,4 1,8 2 1,3 1,2 1,5 1,0 1,6 1,3
Number 28 29 18 46 26 26 34 63 78 91
Percentage 0,3 0,3 0,2 0,4 0,2 0,2 0,3 0,5 1 0,6
Number 11 005 11 355 11 700 12 058 12 430 12 824 13 262 13 812 14 304 14 755
Percentage 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0
Unspecified Number 7 6 12 17 26 76 34 0 0 1
Total Number 11 013 11 362 11 712 12 075 12 456 12 901 13 296 13 812 14 304 14 756
Even though there have been annual fluctuations, the percentage of households who received piped water
supplies from their local municipalities increased from 78,2% in 2002, with a low point of 74,5% in 2008, to
84,2% in 2011. Table 9 shows that this increase coincided with a decline in the percentage of households
who paid for the piped water they receive. The proportion of households who reported paying for water has
been declining steadily over the past decade, dropping from 67% in 2004 to only 46,8% in 2011.
Table 9 shows that 62,1% of households rated the quality of the water-related services that they received
as good. However, there has been a steady decline in levels of satisfaction since 2005 when more than
three-quarters of users (76,3%) rated the water services they received as good. The percentage of users
who rated water services as average increased from 15,8% in 2005 to 31,9% in 2009, before declining to
27% in 2010. It rebounded to 28,3% in 2011. Similarly, the proportion of users who rated the water services
as poor has increased slowly to 10,2% in 2009 before falling back slightly to 9,6% in 2011. This
deterioration in levels of satisfaction is mirrored by an increase over time in the percentage of households
who feel that their water is not clean, clear, good in taste or free of bad smells.
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The 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 questionnaires specifically asked for drinking water sources, whilst the 2002, 2003, 2004 questionnaires just asked for the
main source of water.
General Household Survey, July 2011