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ANCNationalSouth Africa2024 National and Provincial Election

Raise access to safe water to 95%

Rate / percentageWaterID: ZA-2024-ANC-NAT-0046
ILLUSTRATIVE wording: raise the share of households with access to safe water to 95 percent.
Original manifesto wording.

Promised

95.0%

At start of term

89.9%

Latest comparable official measurement available at the beginning of the government term.

Latest

91.2%

Data period: Q1 2025 - Q4 2025

Change

+1.3 percentage points

The numbers over time

Observed values over time. The gold dashed line marks the promised number; the blue dotted line marks the measurement at the start of the term. Colours distinguish the data only and do not indicate performance.

Source

Organization
Statistics South Africa
Dataset / report
General Household Survey
Latest data period
2025
Publication date
2026-05-30
Source type
Independent statutory statistics

Government context

2024 Government of National Unity

African National Congress was part of the governing executive for this jurisdiction during this period (lead governing party).

Coalition government · in office since 2024-07-03.

Whether a party governed is shown for context only. It is not a judgement about who is responsible for any number.

Historical observations

Data periodValuePublishedSource
Q1 2025 - Q4 202591.2%2026-05-30Primary source
Q1 2024 - Q4 202489.9%2025-05-30Primary source
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