| Sanitation Verdict | 0/20 |
| Water Verdict | 0/20 |
| WASH % of gov. budget | N/A |
| Key Facts | |
|---|---|
| HDI Position (UNDP) | 129/177 |
| Population (millions, World Bank) | 48.7 |
| Child mortality rate (UNICEF) | 67/1000 |
| Annual child diarrhoea deaths (UNICEF) | 5,700 |
The majority of data on this country page was provided by Traffic Lights Publication 2011 from UNICEF/WaterAid/WSP washwatch@gmail.com
(Monitoring the eThekwini declaration)
Last edited by Traffic Lights Publication 2011 at UNICEF/WaterAid/WSP 7 months ago
See regional summary| Category | Criteria | Rating | Justification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verdict (out of 20) | 0 | ||
| Policy | Did they sign eThekwini? | N/A | |
| Is there a national sanitation policy? | N/A | The national Basic Sanitation Policy was developed in 2001 and it addresses comprehensively the needs of households, institutions and public places. The policy is being | |
| Is there one national sanitation plan to meet the MDG target? | N/A | The National Sanitation Plan was developed in It aims to ensure that, by end of 2014, all South Africans have access to a basic minimum level of sanitation. It is a component of the Water Services Development Plan (WSDP), which is also a component of the Integrated Development Plan (IDP). | |
| Institutions | What profile is given to sanitation within the PRSP? | N/A | Instead of the PRSP. However, sanitation is included in the Integrated Development Plan of the Ministry of waters Affairs and Forestry and the ANC manifesto which aims to achieve universal access to basic sanitation by 2014 |
| Is there a principal accountable institution to take leadership? | N/A | The national department of water affairs and forestry | |
| Is there one coordinating body involving all stakeholders? | N/A | The National Sanitation Task Team led by the National Department of Water Affairs and Forestry and include health, education, housing, local government, environmental affairs and tourism, treasury, public works and stakeholders | |
| Finance | Is there a specific public sector budget line for sanitation? | N/A | There is a specific budget line in the national budget of the department of water affairs and forestry |
| Is 0.5% of GDP allocated to sanitation? | N/A | The current budget is estimated at 0.2% of the GDP. A memo has been sent to cabinet requesting for an increase in budget to reach the 0.5% target. | |
| Is there a sanitation monitoring and evaluation (M+E) system? | N/A | There is an M&E system tracking the performance of the municipalities | |
| Monitoring | Do institutional sanitation programs include gender aspects? | N/A | |
| Verdict (out of 20) | 0 | ||
(Monitoring the Sharm el-Sheikh declaration)
See regional summary| Financial indicators | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gov. WASH Budget as % of total budget | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Gov. WASH budget as % of GDP | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Gov. WASH budget (current $US, millions) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Gov. WASH Budget (local currency, millions) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Gov. budget for sanitation only (local currency, millions) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Total Gov. budget (local currency, millions) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| GDP (current $US, millions, IMF) | 261,000 | 286,000 | 277,000 | 287,000 | 354,000 | 366,000 |
| Average $US exchange rate for that year (xe.com) | 6.8 | 7.1 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 7.32 | 6.72 |
| Water | Sanitation |
|---|---|
| 91% | 77% |
There are a number of ways to measure the proportion of people that have access to sanitation and water in a country. Governments often use a combination of management information systems and household surveys.
The official data which the UN uses to monitor progress on the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) comes from the WHO / UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP). JMP aggregates data from household surveys carried out by governments.
WASHwatch.org shows JMP data because it is comparable across countries and uses the MDG definitions of access to sanitation and water. Some Governments prefer to quote the latest data from their household surveys, the best source of this information is the national statistics bureau or equivalent.