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services · 2023

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services indicators for selected municipalities
IndicatorMsunduziB · Kwazulu-Natal
Electricity: served consumer units199 071As at 30 June 20232023 preliminaryTable 3!F160Municipal consumer/billing units; not population-household access, service reliability or safety.Source
Solid waste management: served consumer units137 000As at 30 June 20232023 preliminaryTable 3!J160Municipal consumer/billing units; not population-household access, service reliability or safety.Source
Sewerage and sanitation: served consumer units169 166As at 30 June 20232023 preliminaryTable 3!H160Municipal consumer/billing units; not population-household access, service reliability or safety.Source
Water: served consumer units176 073As at 30 June 20232023 preliminaryTable 3!D160Municipal consumer/billing units; not population-household access, service reliability or safety.Source
Electricity: free basic domestic units2 157As at 30 June 20232023 preliminaryTable 9!F160Municipal consumer/billing units; not population-household access, service reliability or safety.Source
Solid waste management: free basic domestic units6 713As at 30 June 20232023 preliminaryTable 9!J160Municipal consumer/billing units; not population-household access, service reliability or safety.Source
Sewerage and sanitation: free basic domestic units6 713As at 30 June 20232023 preliminaryTable 9!H160Municipal consumer/billing units; not population-household access, service reliability or safety.Source
Water: free basic domestic units6 713As at 30 June 20232023 preliminaryTable 9!D160Municipal consumer/billing units; not population-household access, service reliability or safety.Source
Electricity: municipal providerProvides serviceAs at 30 June 20232023 preliminaryTable 2!H187Provider responsibility: false means this municipality does not provide the service, not that residents lack access.Source
Solid waste management: municipal providerProvides serviceAs at 30 June 20232023 preliminaryTable 2!L187Provider responsibility: false means this municipality does not provide the service, not that residents lack access.Source
Sewerage and sanitation: municipal providerProvides serviceAs at 30 June 20232023 preliminaryTable 2!J187Provider responsibility: false means this municipality does not provide the service, not that residents lack access.Source
Water: municipal providerProvides serviceAs at 30 June 20232023 preliminaryTable 2!F187Provider responsibility: false means this municipality does not provide the service, not that residents lack access.Source

1 municipalities shown. Missing observations remain unavailable. Consumer-unit size and consultant spending reflect scale, not efficiency. Explicit SCM findings include non-material findings; missing flags do not establish compliance.