BASIC SERVICES TO ALL BY 2014

• A national target has been set to provide basic services to all by 2014

• The problem in the Western Cape is the greatest in the level of services rendered to people living in informal settlements

• The department is committed to play a role in the achievement of the national target

How big is the problem?• The current situation –

– People are living in informal areas without proper access to decent services (230 + 244 informal settlements)

– People are residing in backyards and are exploited by landlords

– People do not have any security of tenure– The situation is unlikely to change– The following information from a Jan 2011

report on a recent study for the department by Two Roads

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Simplified Water Availability %

Municipality Yes No Unknown

Beaufort West 100 0 0Bitou 100 0 0

Breede Valley 78 22 0Cape Agulhas 0 0 100

Cederberg 100 0 0Drakenstein 77 0 23

George 88 12 0Hessequa 0 0 100

Knysna 48 48 3Langeberg 100 0 0

Matzikama 100 0 0Mossel Bay 38 5 57

Oudtshoorn 100 0 0Overstrand 100 0 0

Saldanha Bay 100 0 0Stellenbosch 24 14 62

Swartland 100 0 0Swellendam 100 0 0

Theewaterskloof 100 0 0Witzenberg 75 0 25Grand Total 68 11 20

NOTE: The level of service is not taken into account – only that there is “some form of service being provided” – e.g. there might be services, but they do not meet minimum service/standards requirements

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Simplified Sanitation Availability %

Municipality Yes No Unknown

Beaufort West 100 0 0Bitou 100 0 0

Breede Valley 78 22 0Cape Agulhas 0 0 100

Cederberg 67 33 0Drakenstein 77 0 23

George 74 26 0Hessequa 0 0 100

Knysna 26 71 3Langeberg 100 0 0Matzikama 80 20 0Mossel Bay 38 5 57Oudtshoorn 100 0 0Overstrand 100 0 0

Saldanha Bay 100 0 0Stellenbosch 24 14 62

Swartland 100 0 0Swellendam 75 25 0

Theewaterskloof 93 7 0Witzenberg 88 0 12Grand Total 61 19 20

NOTE: The level of service is not taken into account – only that there is “some form of service being provided” – e.g. there might be services, but they do not meet minimum service/standards requirements

City of Cape Town• Number of informal settlements as in November 2009 –

244• Number of families in informal settlements – roughly

180,000• Number of houses constructed in 2010/2011 – 12 000. In

City of Cape Town roughly 7,000 constructed by City and Province – N2 and other City and province projects

• Annual growth in demand – 18,000. • Expected time required to build houses for all people

residing in informal settlements if there is no growth in need – more than 25 years!!

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What are we doing to address the issue?

• The department has had the study to establish the Informal Settlements database undertaken (Two Roads)

• The information on the database will be verified by the department and municipalities – by October 2011

• The gaps in the information will be identified – by October 2011

• Informal settlements will be prioritised for basic service provision for each municipality in conjunction with the municipality – possibility of Managed Land Settlement projects

• The basic level of service to be provided will be identified• Preliminary cost estimates for the provision of basic

services will be determined• Status report to be ready by end of November 2011

What are we doing to address the issue?

• The relevant funding programmes will be identified and funds allocated in conjunction with municipalities

• Projects will be identified and project applications from the relevant programme prepared

• After approval, projects will be implemented