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over the 1996 to 2004 timeframe. Although the value for Whites remained static it can be
seen that overall income inequality is steadily increasing.
5.3 Human Development Index (HDI)
The actual HDI values for Tokologo are as follows:
Table 13: HDI values in Tokologo
Year Blacks Whites Coloureds Overall
1996 0.32 0.82 0.36 0.42
2001 0.38 0.81 0.43 0.46
2004 0.38 0.80 0.42 0.46
It can readily be seen that there was a sharp HDI increase for the PDI element of the
populace between 1996 and 2001 which had a corresponding effect on the overall values.
These values stabilized over the 2001 to 2004 period. It should be noted that a value
lower than 0.50 equates to low human development.
5.4 Infrastructure provision
Given the explosive growth in the number of households, significant progress was made
with the delivery of infrastructural services to households:
Table 14: Service delivery in Tokologo, 1996-2001
Households without adequate services: Percentages
DBSA figures Electricity Water Sanitation Refuse Telephones Housing
1996 45.4 9.6 55.1 40.9 23.3 33.8
2001 26.4 4.7 67.9 46.1 23.5 21.8
IDP figures
(2002)
36 30 75
Sources: DBSA 2005:170; Tokologo IDP 2002
It must be pointed out that when the statistics for service provision used in the 2002 IDP
(as supplied by the municipality) are compared with the DBSA figures, anomalies arise
such that it is virtually impossible to reconcile the numbers (Table 13. This could be due
to a variety of factors not the least of which is deliberate under/over reporting depending
on the circumstances at the time. Also, due to rapidly changing circumstances, it is likely
that the figures are always relatively out of date.
It is interesting to note how out of kilter the housing supply is with that of sanitation. In
1996, 4381 households were ‘satisfactorily housed’. By 2001 this number had increased
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