Service delivery and equitable distribution of water and sanitation services in the Newcastle Local Municipality

[摘要] The slogan by the department of water and sanitation declares that 'water is life and'sanitation is dignity. This slogan stresses the importance these services have to the dailylives of people. The study about access to clean drinking water and improved sanitationreveals the intricate link that these services have. It also reveals the detrimental effects tohuman can have to humanity if not well managed, on the one hand, and the benefits theycan bring to economic and social developmental opportunities to a country and itspopulace. The perils and the benefits associated with provision of both clean drinkingwater and improved sanitation demands that governments pay particular attention inassisting its communities to access these services.Various global conferences have made great strides in alerting world communities aboutchallenges caused by the lack access to clean drinking water and improved sanitation aswell as in encouraging world governments these basic needs to their people. This studyanalyses access to clean drinking water and improved sanitation services delivery, withinthe Newcastle Local Municipality (NLM). It starts by investigating the work undertaken byglobal communities in revealing the importance of water and sanitation in fighting povertyand diseases and in encouraging global governments to provide clean drinking water andproper sanitation to their people.The study further analysis the impact the global conferences have had in shaping thepolicies direction relating to water and sanitation in South Africa. It then investigatesprogress that has been made by the NLM in providing clean drinking water and propersanitation to its communities. While the study is undertaken, cognisance is taken of theprevious inequality that characterized the populace of South Africa. In investigatingprogress made in the NLM, the study compares the previously disadvantagedcommunities with the previously advantaged communities with respect to the provision ofclean drinking water and improved sanitation. The study concludes by makingrecommendations as to what the NLM can do to maximize its rollout of water andsanitation services to its people.

[发布机构] University of the Free State