Johannesburg is the country\u2019s leading city in providing basic services, according to a report released on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
It came first among nine cities in providing households with water, sanitation, and refuse removal between 2010 and 2013, according to the \u201cState of South African Cities\u201d report.<\/p>\n
It is released by the South African Cities Network every five years and compares Buffalo City, Cape Town, Ekurhuleni, eThekwini, Johannesburg, Mangaung, Msunduzi, Nelson Mandela Bay, and Tshwane.<\/p>\n
For Johannesburg in 2013, access to piped water in a dwelling or yard was at 90.5% of households, access to flush, outside and pit toilets 98.5%, and refuse removal 96.8%.<\/p>\n
In second place was Cape Town, whose delivery of water remained stagnant at 89.8% over the same period. Access to sanitation was 96.3% of households, and refuse removal just under 94% in 2013.<\/p>\n
Ekurhuleni had the highest percentage of households with access to sanitation. Access to water was at 86.3% of households, access to sanitation at 98.2%, and refuse removal at 89.5%.<\/p>\n
Tshwane\u2019s access to water was at 88.7%, access to sanitation 98.1%, and 83.2% of households had refuse removal in 2013.<\/p>\n
In Buffalo City in the Eastern Cape, access to water was 63.6%, sanitation services 91.1%, and refuse removal 70.1%.<\/p>\n
In Nelson Mandela Bay access to water was 86.9%, sanitation services 94.2%, and refuse removal 91.6%.<\/p>\n
Ethekwini increased access to all three services over the three years. Access to water reached 78.5%, sanitation 96.6%, and refuse removal 88.2%.<\/p>\n
The Msunduzi municipality had increases in access to both water (84.9%) and sanitation (98.1%). Access to refuse removal was at 54.6%.<\/p>\n
Mangaung made steady progress across all three areas. Access to water rose to 88.3% of homes, sanitation to 96% and refuse removal to 83.8%.<\/p>\n
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