DAMunicipalCity of Cape Town2024 National and Provincial Election

Reduce water losses to 15%

Rate / percentageWaterID: ZA-2024-DA-CPT-0019

ILLUSTRATIVE wording: reduce non-revenue water (losses) to 15 percent.

Original manifesto wording.

Promised

15.0%

At start of term

22.0%

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

Latest

19.0%

Data period: Q3 2025 - Q2 2026

Change

-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: Department of Human Settlements
Dataset / report: Human Settlements Delivery Data
Latest data period: 2025
Publication date: 2026-10-31
Source type: Government administrative data
Source link: https://www.dhs.gov.za

Government context

City of Cape Town (2021 term)

Democratic Alliance was part of the governing executive for this jurisdiction during this period (lead governing party).

Single-party government · in office since 2021-11-16.

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

Historical observations

Data period	Value	Published	Source
Q3 2025 - Q2 2026	19.0%	2026-10-31	Primary source
Q3 2023 - Q2 2024	22.0%	2024-10-31	Primary source