Statistician-General of Statistics South Africa, Risenga Maluleke. (@SGMaluleke/X formerly Twitter)
Between 2021 and 2022, the provision of free basic electricity and water by municipalities across the country increased by 4.4% and 4.8% respectively.
This was revealed by Statistics South Africa, which on Tuesday published its non-financial census of municipalities for 2022.
The census measures the supply of basic services by municipalities.
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