Question NW1791 to the Minister of Water and Sanitation
14 August 2018 - NW1791
Hugo, Mr RT to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation
(1)What number of bucket toilets still exist (a) in the country and (b) in each (i) province and (ii) metropolitan municipality; (2) (a) what number of bucket toilets were replaced in each of the past three financial years and (b) what was the cost for each unit built as a replacement?
Reply:
(1)(a) There are currently 14 539 buckets in the formalised settlements in the country and will be eradicated in this current year, 95% have top structures and 85 to 95% internal reticulation complete.
(1)(b)(i) Refer to the table below for the numbers in each province currently at a total of 14 539 buckets:
|
Financial Year 2018/19 |
Number of buckets to be eradicated |
|
Free State |
10837 |
|
Northern Cape |
3702 |
|
TOTAL |
14 539 |
(1)(b)(ii) There are no Buckets that exist in the formalised settlements of Metropolitan Municipalities; however this is an on-going process to verify existing buckets.
(2)(a) Refer to the table below for the number of buckets eradicated:
|
Financial Year |
Number of buckets were eradicated |
|
2014/2015 |
A total of 20581 buckets were eradicated |
|
2015/2016 |
A total of 1 838 buckets were eradicated |
|
2016/2017 |
A total of 6 978 buckets were eradicated |
|
2017/2018 |
A total of 8 313 buckets were eradicated |
|
TOTAL |
A total of 37 710 Buckets were eradicated |
(2)(b) The National average for the provision of a waterborne toilet is R15 000.