The number
Water lost before it's paid for
0%
What it means
About 4 in every 10 litres are lost to leaks, theft or bad billing.
The Braai Test
Buying 10 bottles of water for the braai and pouring 4 into the sand before anyone drinks.
🚰 Municipal Services
Municipal Services
The water we lose before it's paid for — 1 figures, each linked to its official source.
On the bright side
About 9 in 10 homes have access to water
At the tap or close to it — access to water infrastructure is around 90% of households, up dramatically from 1994.
Source: Stats SA – General Household Survey (P0318)Sanitation transformed since 1994
Households with a flush toilet have climbed from roughly half in the 90s to about 7 in 10 today. One of the quietest big wins of the last 30 years.
Source: Stats SA – General Household Survey (P0318)