{"id":12457,"date":"2019-08-29T11:36:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T09:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.statssa.gov.za\/?p=12457"},"modified":"2019-08-29T11:36:00","modified_gmt":"2019-08-29T09:36:00","slug":"non-financial-census-of-municipalities-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.statssa.gov.za\/?p=12457","title":{"rendered":"Non-financial census of municipalities, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Media Release<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>29 August 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Non-financial census of municipalities, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>More services are being extended to consumer units, but less of those services are for free. This is evident from the 2018 annual <em>Non-financial census of municipalities<\/em> (NFCM) report (Statistical release P9115), released by Statistics South Africa today.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Basic services<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The number of consumer units receiving services from municipalities increased between 2017 and 2018. The highest percentage increase from 2017 to 2018 in the provision of services was recorded in the provision of water (3,7%), followed by sewerage and sanitation (3,6%), electricity (3,1%) and solid waste management (2,4%). The increase in the provision of services by municipalities has enabled many consumer units to have these facilities in their homes for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>The highest provincial increases for water were recorded in Mpumalanga (6,4%), followed by KwaZulu-Natal with 6,1%, while \u00a0the lowest increase was recorded in Western Cape (1,8%). Similarly, for electricity, the highest provincial increases were recorded in Limpopo (7,5%), followed by Eastern Cape with 6,5%, \u00a0while the lowest increases \u00a0were recorded in Free State (0,9%) \u00a0and Gauteng (1,0%).\u00a0 The highest provincial increases for sewerage and sanitation were recorded in Eastern Cape (6,2%), followed by Mpumalanga with 5,4%, \u00a0while the lowest increases were recorded \u00a0in Western Cape (1,2%) and\u00a0 KwaZulu-Natal (2,0%). \u00a0For solid waste management (refuse removal), the highest provincial increases were recorded in KwaZulu-Natal (6,4%), followed by Eastern Cape with 3,2%. Limpopo recorded a decrease of 2,9% in the provision of solid waste management between 2017 and 2018. Mogalakwena local municipality and Elias Motsoaledi local municipality mainly contributed to the decrease in the provision of solid waste management due to lack of resources and insufficient trucks. As a result, these municipalities stopped providing this service in rural areas and focused only on consumer units that paid rates and taxes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Free Basic Services (FBS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Municipalities use different mechanisms to determine if consumer units qualify for FBS or not. The differences in the number of consumer units receiving free basic services between 2017 and 2018 are the result of changes in the types of mechanisms used by municipalities to provide such services.<\/p>\n<p>The FBS provided to consumer units decreased in all four services between 2017 and 2018 financial years. The breakdown of figures in the provision of free basic services by municipalities show that 661 275 lesser consumer units received free basic water in 2018, compared to 2017; 600 815 lesser consumer units received free basic sewerage and sanitation in 2018, compared to 2017; and 246 349 lesser consumer units received free basic electricity services in 2018, compared to 2017. In the case of free basic solid waste management, 160\u00a0970 lesser consumer units received the services in 2018 compared to 2017.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Indigent households<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to 2018 estimates, there were 3,6 million indigent households as identified by municipalities. Out of this total, 2,8 million indigent households benefited from the indigent support system for water, while 2,0 million benefited from free basic electricity provided by municipalities. The report further reveals that 1,8 million indigent households benefited from the indigent support system for sewerage and sanitation and 2,3 million indigent households benefited from the indigent support system for solid waste management.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Employment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The number of people employed by municipalities increased from 281 787 in 2017 to 282 021 in 2018, inclusive of councillors, mayors and exclusive of vacant posts. There were 12 268 people occupying posts at management level in all South African municipalities (excluding mayoral, councillors positions and vacancies), with 7 709 of these posts filled by men while women occupied the remaining 4 559 posts. There was an increase in the number of funded vacant posts from 45\u00a0363 in 2017 to 46\u00a0507 in 2018 (including mayoral and councillors positions). The highest number of vacant posts in municipal departments was in the finance and administration (18,7%), followed by public safety (11,5%) and road transport (11,3%). On the other hand, health and environmental departments reported the lowest vacant posts of 1, 9% and 3,5% respectively.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The full statistical release is available on the Statistics South Africa website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.statssa.gov.za\">www.statssa.gov.za<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Issued by Statistics South Africa<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Technical enquiries:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mr Joe de Beer<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Director-General: Economic Statistics<\/p>\n<p>Tel: (012) 310 8024<\/p>\n<p>Cell: 082\u00a0888 2600<\/p>\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:JoeDB@statssa.gov.za\">JoeDB@statssa.gov.za<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ms Elizabeth Makhafola<\/p>\n<p>Acting Chief Director: Government Financial Statistics<\/p>\n<p>Tel: (012) 310 8977<\/p>\n<p>Cell: 082\u00a0888 9062<\/p>\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:ElizabethMa@statssa.gov.za\">ElizabethMa@statssa.gov.za<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mr Malibongwe Mhemhe<\/p>\n<p>Director: Local Government Institutions<\/p>\n<p>Tel: (012) 310 6928<\/p>\n<p>Cell: 082 906 8964<\/p>\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:HellenM@statssa.gov.za\">MalibongweM@statssa.gov.za<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Media enquiries:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ms Felicia Sithole<\/p>\n<p>Tel: (012) 337 2401<\/p>\n<p>Cell: 076\u00a0430 0693<\/p>\n<p>Email: FeliciaS@statssa.gov.za<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Media Release\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 29 August 2019 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Non-financial census of municipalities, 2018 More services are being extended to consumer units, but less&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statssa.gov.za\/?p=12457\" class=\"btn btn-mini btn-info pull-right\" style=\"margin:10px 30px;\">read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-statements"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.statssa.gov.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.statssa.gov.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.statssa.gov.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.statssa.gov.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.statssa.gov.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12457"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.statssa.gov.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12457\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12465,"href":"https:\/\/www.statssa.gov.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12457\/revisions\/12465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.statssa.gov.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.statssa.gov.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.statssa.gov.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}