broken local government: a community builder’s casebook for change in 2011

Broken Local Government: A community builder’s casebook for change in 2011

Presented by:

The Hon. Mrs. Jo-Ann M. Downs MPL, Deputy President

African Christian Democratic Party

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Western Cape has the lowest poverty levels and backlogs in South Africa followed by Gauteng

Eastern Cape ,Kwazulu Natal and Limpopo have the highest poverty rates and backlogs in South Africa

Over half of households in some municipalities have no access to water electricity or sanitation

This means more services must be sustained by less. With the exception of Gauteng and the Western Cape , many municipalities have a declining rates

base and therefore less income.

There is an alarming increase in children with Diarrhoea which can be linked to lack of potable water and Hiv infection

Since 2000 TB cases have increased by 134.8%. TB is spread more easily in overcrowded households and where hot clean water is not always available

14 608 008 people are on social welfare grants

There are just over 13 million households in South Africa and just over 11 million households have access to free basic water.

Over 1 million poor households still have no basic free water and 500 000 have no infrastructure to get free basic water.

Only 34% of Black people have piped water to their house.

Over 1million poor households still have no basic free water and 500 000 have no infrastructure to get free basic water.

36% of households have no refuse disposal

17.2% of households have no electricity (the highest in Eastern Cape with 32% and KZN with 27% ))

Only 5% of roads are classified as very good,11% good and the rest are fair to poor and very poor.

The State of Local GovernmentService delivery protests 2009

Remove councilor Remove mayor

Remove municipal manager and or officials Total number of protests

Total number of protest actions Number of places Incidents of arson

Number of barricades Number of stoning incidents

Number of fatalitiesNumber of injuries Number of arrests

Number of physical targets (e.g. buildings)Number of marches

21% 31% 16% 68 106 35 15 40 19 4 94 750 49 37

The state of the communitieskwaZulu

NatalPoverty rates

Age 15 to 39

Matric 2008 No Water Murder Rape HIV

Prevalence

Amajuba 60% 41.3% 60.8% 26.4% 25.1 57.2 39.4%.

eThekweni 40% 41.3% 66.0% 10.6% 56. 74.8 41.6%

Illembe 58% 43.5% 51.1% 42.4% 52.8 79.9 41.5%

Sisonke 72% 38.6% 43.6% 47.2% 39.4 45.6 34.1%

Ugu 61% 40.4 57.2% 49.3 % 48.6 68.0 33.7%

uGungundlovu 47% 45.2% 64.5% 18.8% 47.4 55.9 40.8% The poverty rate is the proportion of households in the district with a monthly income below R800 in 2007.

HIV prevalence indicates the proportion of antenatal clients tested for HIV who test positive.

Backlogs

kwaZulu Natal Water Sanitation Electricity

Vulumehlo 55% 64%

Umzumbe 60.9% 53.9%

Okhahlamba 52.9%

Imbabazane 55.6%

Msinga 78.3% 49% 87.2%

Umvoti 54.6 %

eMadlangeni 59.4%

Nqutu 67.5%

The state of the communities

Eastern Cape Poverty rates

Age 15 to 39

Matric 2008 No Water HIV

Prevalence

Alfred Nzo 76 % 35.8 % 39.5 % 54 % *

Amathole 64 % 40.8 % 47.6 % 32.9 % *

Cacadu 43 % 41.2 % 68.2 % 8.9 % *

Chris Hani 69 % 35.2 % 47.4 % 39 % *

Nelson Mandela Bay 41 % 45.8 % 66.9 % 6.9 % *

O.R. Thambo 73 % 37.8 % 49.4 % 61.9% *

Ukhalamba 72 % 36.6 % 30 % 30 % * The poverty rate is the proportion of households in the district with a monthly income below R800 in

2007. HIV prevalence indicates the proportion of antenatal clients tested for HIV who test positive.

* No Data available

Backlogs

Eastern Cape No Electricity No Sanitation No Refuse Collection

Alfred Nzo 57.5 % 62.9 % 72.2 %

Amathole 32.3 % 41.0 % 43.9 %

Cacadu 17.4 % 18.8 % 13.6 %

Chris Hani 35.8 % 49.6 % 55.1 %

Nelson Mandela Bay 17.1 % 4.5 % 8.6 %

O.R. Thambo 54.6 % 64.5 % 70.1 %

Ukhalamba 43.4 % 54.5 % 58.7 %


Western Cape Poverty rates

Age 15 to 39


Prevalence

Cape Town 24 % 44.5 % 75.8 % 3.7 % 16.1 %

Cape Winelands 23 % 43.8 % 82.4 % 3.0 % 12.8 %

Central Karoo 34 % 36.7 % 84 % 1.4 % 23.6 %

Eden 28 % 43.2 % 84 % 4.0 % 13.1 % Overberg 27 % 40.6 % 82.7 % 3.5 % 19.4 %

West Coast 23 % 42.1 % 89.1 % 2.1 % 10.2 %

The poverty rate is the proportion of households in the district with a monthly income below R800 in 2007. HIV prevalence indicates the proportion of antenatal clients tested for HIV who test positive.

Backlogs

Western Cape No Electricity No Sanitation No Refuse Collection

Cape Town 5.8 % 3.7 % 2.8 %

Cape Winelands 5.6 % 4.4 % 6.7 %

Central Karoo 7.6 % 5.5 % 8.3 %

Eden 6.2 % 6.2 % 6.1 %

Overberg 9.6 % 6.6 % 5.8 %

West Coast 5.5 % 4.2 % 8.0 %


Northern Cape Poverty rates

Age 15 to 39


Prevalence

Francis Baard 46 % 43.1 % 72.9 % 7.4 % *

Kgalagadi 60 % 40.6 % 63.2 % 6.2 % *

Namakwa 34 % 40.6 % 89.4 % 36.4 % *

Pixley ka Seme 47 % 42.0 % 69.1 % 3.1 % *

Siyanda 37 % 43.4% 76.3 % 5.5 % *


* No Data available

Backlogs

Northern Cape No Electricity No Sanitation No Refuse Collection

Francis Baard 15.9 % 13.7 % 17.2 %

Kgalagadi 16.0 % 13.8 % 54.4 %

Namakwa 33.9 % 59.3 % 10.6 %

Pixley ka Seme 8.9 % 8.2 % 15.7 %

Siyanda 14.0 % 11.9 % 17.8 %


Limpopo Poverty rates

Age 15 to 39


Prevalence

Capricorn 61% 39.1% 65% 28.9% 19.8%.

Greater Sekhukune 70% 38.6% 54 % 45 % 21.4%

Mopani 62% 42.2% 59.3% 29 % 23.8%

Vhembe 65 % 40.8% 65.8% 28.6% 15.2%

Waterberg 52% 41.4% 66.3% 21.3% 25.4%


Backlogs

Limpopo No Electricity No Sanitation No Refuse Collection

Capricorn 61% 39.1% 65%

Greater Sekhukune 70% 38.6% 54 %

Mopani 62% 42.2% 59.3%

Vhembe 29.3% 56.1% 60.6%

Waterberg 23.1% 40.9% 41.8%


Mpumalanga Poverty rates

Age 15 to 39


Prevalence

Ehlanzeni 58 % 43.8 % 46.0 % 24.7 % 36.1 %

Gert Sibande 53 % 42.5 % 57.7 % 15.8 % 40.6 %

Nkangala 48 % 43.6 % 58.6 % 10.9 % 27.6 %


Backlogs

Mpumalanga No Electricity No Sanitation No Refuse Collection

Ehlanzeni 20.7 % 45.5 % 50.9 %

Gert Sibande 25.6 % 25.1 % 30.4 %

Nkangala 10.5 % 27.2 % 34.6 %


North West Province

Poverty rates

Age 15 to 39

Matric 2008

No Water

HIV Prevalence

Bonjala Platinum 48 % 44.3 % 68.6 % 27.3 % 33.3 %

Dr. Ruth Segommutsi Hompah 66 % 37.3 % 67.1 % 29.8 % 26.9 %

Dr. Kenneth Kaunda 31 % 39.3 % 74.7 % 77.5 % 27.0 %

Ngaka Moderi Molema 68 % 44.5 % 60.9 % 6.8 % 32.5 %


Backlogs

North West Province

No Electricity No Sanitation No Refuse Collection

Bonjala Platinum 13.5 % 37.0 % 39.1 %

Dr. Ruth Segommutsi Hompah 32.6 % 52.3 % 51.9 %

Dr. Kenneth Kaunda 21.8 % 47.2 % 10.6 %

Ngaka Moderi Molema 14.9 % 10.5 % 51.0 %

The state of the communitiesGauteng Poverty

rates Age 15 to 39


Prevalence

Ekhuruleni 37 % 46.4 % 75.4 % 5.0 % 33.4 %

Johannesburg 32 % 46.7 % 76.7 % 4.0 % 29.7 %

Metswedeng 36 % 45.4 % 73.8 % 8.2 % 32.9 %

Sedibeng 45 % 42.7 % 66.9 % 3.7 % 33.8 %

Tshwane 28 % 47.5 % 81.4 % 5.3 % 26.8 %

West Rand 32 % 43.7 % 82.2 % 4.8 % 32.4 %


Backlogs

Gauteng No Electricity No Sanitation No Refuse Collection

Ekhuruleni 13.4 % 8.3 % 6.7 %

Johannesburg 7.8 % 4.8 % 4.3 %

Metswedeng 17.2 % 19.2 % 20.6 %

Sedibeng 9.4 % 8.8 % 29.0 %

Tshwane 8.8 % 11.3 % 10.0 %

West Rand 14.8 % 10.9 % 10.4 %


Free State Poverty rates

Age 15 to 39


Prevalence

Fezile Dabi 52 % 41.4 % 64.7 % 10.3 % 33.0 %

Lejweleputswa 55 % 42.4 % 72.2 % 11.3 % 37.0 %

Motheo 51 % 44.5 % 76.9 % 4.3 % 27.4 %

Thabo Mojutsanyama 64 % 42.2 % 70.2 % 15.0 % 24.0 %

Xhariep 64 % 40.3 % 75.8 % 8.8 % 33.4 %

The poverty rate is the proportion of households in the district with a monthly income below R800 in 2007. HIV prevalence indicates the proportion of ante-natal clients tested for HIV who test positive.

Backlogs

Free State No Electricity No Sanitation No Refuse Collection

Fezile Dabi 12.0 % 11.7 % 22.6 %

Lejweleputswa 20.6 % 15.0 % 19.9 %

Motheo 10.8 % 20.4 % 25.9 %

Thabo Mojutsanyama 28.1 % 26.6 % 41.8 %

Xhariep 21.1 % 41.8 % 25.1 %

Work in the Communities

4 893 678 people in KZN have no income (10million total

population ) 52.6%

kwaZulu NatalUnemployed Not Economically

Active

eThekweni 21.1% 33.8%

Amajuba 26.5% 41.2%

Illembe 18.1% 48.5%

Sisonke 19.4% 51.1%

Ugu 23.1% 48.2%

uMgungundlovu 21.3% 35.7%

uMkhanyakude 13.4% 51.1%

uMzinyathi 20.8% 52.6%

uThukela 17.1% 50.2%

uThungulu 21.6% 46.5%

Zululand 21.4% 54.1%

Education in the CommunitiesEducation spending per pupil in 2008 / 2009

Eastern Cape R 8 552:00

FreeState R 10 541:00

Gauteng R 9 043:00

kwaZulu Natal R 8 197:00

Limpopo R 8 551:00

Mpumalanga R 8 956:00

North West R 9 255:00

Northern Cape R 11 040:00

Western Cape R 9 570:00

National Average R 8 870:00

Welfare in the CommunitiesWelfare Grants Amajuba 118 059eThekweni 590 425Illembe 147 864Sisonke 152 828Ugu 211 829uMgungundlovu 202 379uMkhanyakhude 196 101uMzinyathi 176 178uThukela 233 950uThungulu 243 937Zululand 294 091

Housing in the CommunitiesHousing 35.5 % of Households live in informal or traditional housing Informal Traditional Amajuba 3.8% 10.7%eThekweni 12.6% 6.4%Illembe 9.3% 34.3%Sisonke 1.0% 65.5%Ugu 1.1% 46.7%uMgungundlovu 3-1% 25.8%uMkhanyakhude 1.7% 41.0%uMzinyathi 2.2% 49.9%uThukela 1.1% 45.3%uThungulu 2.3% 37.5%Zululand 0.8% 48.7% 26.4% of households in KZN are without electricity37.1% of households have their own refuse dump

(no municipal disposal 2007)60.6% of households have no water in their dwelling.(2007)63.6% of households have no postal services

Redeem the Communities

We know that something amazing can happen, gradually but unmistakably in our Communities. It's not only about lower crime, or the creation of better retail outlets, or more families living in the Community, though we certainly appreciate all those things.

It’s about discipled politicians working to support Civil Society and its cornerstone which is the Church. It’s about changing people and the very fabric of their communities. Not just inside churches, but in neighbourhoods, offices, theatres, and schools. Not just traditional people, religious people, or moral people, but also skeptical people, sophisticated people, spiritual people, broken and brilliant and irreligious people. This isn’t something that just happens when Christians come to save the Community. It happens when Christians come to love the Community. To become what we call a culture for the common good that will transform Civil Society and re-establish communities.

That’s why we started a movement called the African Christian Democratic Party. We want to serve and participate in a growing network of leaders, prayer networks and churches, across denominations, who have the same kind of vision for their Community that we have.

Let’s Fix it!Let’s Re-Invest in Communities