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SubscribeTHE LIVING CONDITIONS PICTURE.......................................................................... 543
South African living conditions at a glance 2008.............................. 543
OVERVIEW OF CHANGES............................................................................................... 544
Changes by household (actual numbers), 1996 and 2008.............. 544
Household and housing changes, 1996 and 2008
(actual numbers)................................................................................. 545
Household types and facilities by proportion, and
changes in proportions, 1996 and 2008.......................................... 545
Household and housing changes, 1996 and 2008 (proportions).... 546
Household trends............................................................................................................. 546
Dwellings.......................................................................................................... 546
Electricity, water, and sanitation................................................................. 546
LAND REFORM AND AGRICULTURE......................................................................... 547
Land restitution................................................................................................................ 547
Land restitution claims and settlements by province,
1995–2008........................................................................................... 548
Breakdown of total restitution by type of settlement,
1995-2008............................................................................................ 548
Breakdown of financial compensation settlements by area,
1995–2008........................................................................................... 549
Restitution claims settled/to be settled, 2008..................................... 549
Breakdown of outstanding restitution claims by
province as at March 2008................................................................ 549
Land redistribution......................................................................................................... 550
Land redistribution for agricultural development.................................... 550
Land Redistribution for Agricultural Development (LRAD)
under the Land and Agrarian Reform Programme (LARP):
delivery figures and targets by province.......................................... 551
Land redistribution progress by province as at September 2007.... 552
Land redistribution progress by March 2008...................................... 552
The 30% land-redistribution-by-2025 scenario.................................. 553
Total estimated funding required and funding at current baseline
for land redistribution, 2008/09–2024/25...................................... 553
Land tenure reform........................................................................................................ 554
Agriculture........................................................................................................................ 554
Commercial farming units and employment on farms
by province, 1993 and 2007............................................................. 554
WATER AND SANITATION.............................................................................................. 555
Water.................................................................................................................................. 555
Free basic water.............................................................................................. 555
Delivery of free basic water by province by 29 February 2009...... 555
All water........................................................................................................... 555
Household water sources by race, 1996 (proportions)...................... 555
Household water sources by race, 2007 (proportions)...................... 556
Household water sources by race, 2007.............................................. 556
Comparison of the main water source for drinking used
by households, 2003–2008 (proportions)....................................... 557
Proportion of households with piped water in dwelling,
off site, or on site by province, 2002–08......................................... 557
Urban and rural populations with access to improved
water source, selected countries, 2006............................................. 558
Sanitation........................................................................................................................... 559
Household sanitation facility by race, 1996 (proportions).............. 559
Household sanitation facility by race, 1996 (proportions).............. 559
Proportion of households using bucket system or without
sanitation facility by province, 2002–08....................................... 559
Population with access to improved sanitation facilities
selected countries, 2006..................................................................... 560
HOUSING................................................................................................................................ 561
National housing profile................................................................................................ 561
Households by type of dwelling and race, 1996 and 2007
(actual numbers)................................................................................. 561
Households by type of dwelling and race, 1996 and 2007
(proportions)......................................................................................... 562
Types of housing occupied, 1996 and 2008 563
Types of housing owned, 2002 and 2007........................................... 563
Housing ownership status by race, 2007............................................. 564
Household size and housing ownership, selected countries............. 565
Types of housing by province, 1996 and 2007 (actual numbers).. 566
Types of housing by province, 1996 and 2007 (proportions)......... 566
Change in types of housing by province, 1996–2007
(actual numbers).................................................................................. 567
Change in types of housing by province, 1996-2007
(proportions)......................................................................................... 567
Types of housing by municipality, 2007 568
Quality of housing.......................................................................................... 572
Changes in housing types, 1996–2008................................................ 572
Terms of occupation..................................................................................... 572
Households by terms of occupation and race, 2007
(actual numbers).................................................................................. 572
Households by terms of occupation and race, 2007
(proportions)......................................................................................... 572
Household terms of occupation by province, 2007
(actual numbers).................................................................................. 573
Household terms of occupation by province, 2007
(proportions)......................................................................................... 573
Tenure status by municipality, 2007.................................................... 574
Housing provision........................................................................................................... 576
Housing and households by cost structure................................................ 576
Annual increase in housing costs (for houses in the
80m2-400m2), 2003–2010................................................................. 576
Average nominal house prices by size of house, 2004–2008.......... 576
Owned and fully paid off households: comparison between
district municipalities with over 70% ownership and the
metropolitan municipalities, 2007.................................................... 576
Government subsidy housing....................................................................... 577
Total number of houses completed or under construction,
April 1994–March 2009..................................................................... 577
Government and private sector housing.................................................... 577
Private sector and government housing construction,
1997/98–2007/08............................................................................... 577
Private sector and government housing construction,
1997/98—2007/08............................................................................. 578
Private sector housing.................................................................................... 578
Residential buildings completed by the private sector by size,
2003–2008........................................................................................... 578
Private sector housing by size, 2003–2008......................................... 579
New houses less than 80m2.......................................................................... 579
New houses less than 80m2, 2003–2008............................................. 579
New houses over 80m2.................................................................................. 580
New houses over 80m2, 2003–2008..................................................... 580
New flats and townhouses............................................................................ 580
New flats and townhouses, 2003–2008.............................................. 580
Mixed housing developments...................................................................... 581
Affordability of housing............................................................................... 582
National affordable housing needs, 2003–2010............................... 583
Backyard structures....................................................................................... 583
Total number of backyard structures by province, 2008................. 583
Changes in the number of all backyard structures, 1996 and 2007..... 583
Small-scale landlords..................................................................................... 584
Informal settlements..................................................................................... 584
Households residing in informal settlements by province,
1996 and 2008 (actual numbers)..................................................... 584
Households residing in informal settlements by province,
1996 and 2008 (proportions)............................................................ 585
Households residing in informal settlements by province,
1996 and 2008..................................................................................... 585
DOMESTIC ENERGY.......................................................................................................... 586
Sources of energy............................................................................................................ 586
Household sources of energy by race, 2007 (actual numbers)....... 586
Household sources of energy by race, 2007 (proportions)............... 587
Electricity for lighting, cooking, and heating by province,
2008 (proportions)............................................................................... 588
Electricity for lighting, cooking, and heating by province, 2008..... 588
Electrification.............................................................................................................. 589
Households with and without electricity by province, 2008............ 589
Proportion of households without electricity by province, 2008..... 589
REFUSE DISPOSAL............................................................................................................. 590
Household refuse disposal by province, 2007 (actual numbers).... 590
Household refuse disposal by race, 2007 (proportions)................... 590
Household refuse disposal by race, 2007 (actual numbers)............ 590
Household refuse disposal by province, 2007 (proportions)........... 591
BACKLOGS AND BASIC SERVICES.............................................................................. 591
Living conditions backlogs broken down by province, 2007.......... 591
Provincial breakdown of consumer units receiving free
basic services from municipalities, June 2007............................... 592
FINANCIAL SERVICES...................................................................................................... 592
Number of people with bank accounts by race, 2006 and 2007.... 592
Proportion of each population group with bank accounts,
2006 and 2007..................................................................................... 593
Type of banking product used by race, 2007..................................... 593
COMMUNICATIONS........................................................................................................... 594
Postal services.................................................................................................................. 594
Households with and without postal facilities by province,
2007 (actual numbers)....................................................................... 594
Households with and without postal facilities by
province, 2007 (proportions)............................................................. 594
Postal services by race, 2007 (actual numbers)................................. 595
Postal services by race, 2007 (proportions)......................................... 595
Broadcasting..................................................................................................................... 595
Households with television sets and radios, 2002–08....................... 595
Top ten commercial radio stations, March 2009............................... 596
Telecommunications....................................................................................................... 596
Telephones................................................................................................................... 596
Breakdown of households by telephone access and race, 2007
(actual numbers)................................................................................. 596
Breakdown of households by telephone access and race, 2007
(proportions)........................................................................................ 596
Access to landline telephones by province, 2007.............................. 597
Access to cellphones by province, 2007.............................................. 597
Proportion of urban adults with access to telephones by race,
2004 and 2007 (proportions)............................................................ 598
Change of urban adults with access to telephones by race,
2004–2007........................................................................................... 598
Access to landline and cellular telephones, selected countries,
2007....................................................................................................... 599
Internet......................................................................................................................... 600
Internet access by province, 2007 (actual numbers)........................ 600
Internet access by province, 2007 (proportions)................................ 601
Household internet access by race, 2007 (actual numbers)............ 601
Household internet access by race, 2007 (proportions).................... 601
Internet usage statistics for selected African countries,
2000 and 2008..................................................................................... 602
Percentage of the population using the internet, 2008...................... 602
Internet users and people with access to a personal computer
(PC), selected countries, 2007.......................................................... 603
Communications by municipality........................................................................... 604
Access to communication services by municipality, 2007.............. 604
Transportation................................................................................................................. 606
Vehicle statistics.......................................................................................................... 606
Registered vehicles and proportion of population with vehicles
by province, 2007 and 2008............................................................. 606
Trends in vehicle ownership......................................................................... 606
Type of motorised vehicles registered by year-end,
December 1999–March 2008........................................................... 606
Total number of vehicles owned by urban households,
2004/05–2006/07............................................................................... 607
Change in number of vehicles owned by urban households,
2004/05–2006/07............................................................................... 607
Road accidents............................................................................................................ 608
Number of fatal crashes and fatalities by province, 2006
and 2008............................................................................................... 608
Percentage change in number of crashes and fatalities,
2006–2008 608
Estimated cost of fatal crashes, 2007/08............................................ 609
Number of fatalities per type of crash, 2007/08................................ 609
Number of fatalities per type of vehicle, 2007/08............................. 609
Condition of roads...................................................................................................... 610
Assessment of the condition of roads.................................................. 610
Ranges of road condition categories.................................................... 610
Breakdown of the South African road network................................. 610
Condition of paved national and provincial roads, 1998 and
2008....................................................................................................... 611
Public transport........................................................................................................... 612
Minibus taxis................................................................................................... 612
Passenger rail transport................................................................................. 612
Buses................................................................................................................ 612
Air travel.......................................................................................................... 612
Proportion of commuters using minibus taxis, trains, and buses
in the past seven days, first quarter 2007 and second quarter
2008....................................................................................................... 613
Proportion of commuters by mode of transport, 2008..................... 613
Bus subsidies by province and other transport allocations,
2007/08................................................................................................. 614
MUNICIPAL LIVING CONDITIONS.............................................................................. 615
Service delivery indicators for local municipalities, 2007................ 615