intsika yethu local municipality - Provincial Spatial Development plan

The table above gives a breakdown of the situation in IYLM regarding sanitation. The table expands on thevarious types of sanitation being used by residents over three years namely 2000, 2005 and the estimatedforecasts for 2010. Unfortunately this data lacks conclusiveness since the largest category over all threeyears is the “none of the above” category which does not explain in enough detail what kind of sanitation isactually being used for that group of households. Looking at the 2010 estimates we can see that the secondlargest group is the pit latrine category which accounted for 33.18% of the toilets in use. Only 4.49% ofpeople were believed to be using flush or chemical toilets by 2010 estimates. While there has been a steadydecrease in the proportionate numbers of people using bucket latrines from 0.95% in 2000 to anestimated 0.67 in 2010.Chart 10: Access to Communication (2010 forecasts)Source: ECSECC, Statistics Database, 2011According to the ECSECC data, only 11% of residents in IYLM had access to a telephone in their own homeor access to their own cell phone. The largest proportion of households in IYLM (28%), rely on using anearby public phone for communication. Interestingly, 26% of households could only be categorised as“unspecified” or “not applicable”, meaning that there is no information on what mode of communicationthese households use. Either way what is striking about these statistics is the fact that an estimated 56% ofhouseholds in IYLM were still believed to be leaving their houses in order to communicate with others faraway because they have no other access within their houses e.g. cell phones, telephones etc..Communication has become a vital part of life and business and a lack thereof easily impedes not only thequality of life but also inhibits the ability of entrepreneurs, students, and other working professionals tomaximise opportunities that may come their way.5.2.2 Human settlementsThe Chart below illustrates that 71% of houses in IYLM are Traditional dwellings. Only 21% of houses inthe municipality are brick structures. It is important to remember that many households in areas such asIYLM prefer traditional dwellings rather than formal brick structures for cultural reasons. The64