Share

Census records improvement in access to housing and basic services, but many still live in squalor

accreditation
Share your Subscriber Article
You have 5 articles to share every month. Send this story to a friend!
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
loading...
Loading, please wait...
0:00
play article
Subscribers can listen to this article
While the 2022 census data reflects an improvement in access to housing and basic services there are still many who are not satisfied.
While the 2022 census data reflects an improvement in access to housing and basic services there are still many who are not satisfied.
Papi Morake/Gallo Images

While the latest census data shows a marked improvement in access to housing and basic services in the last decade, almost 30 years since the country's first democratic elections, many people have been left behind and are still living in squalor. 

Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke released the fourth democratic census on population and housing on Tuesday.

Read this for free
South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.
Try our free 14-day trial
Already a subscriber? Sign in
heading
description
username
Show Comments ()
Voting Booth
Should the Proteas pick Faf du Plessis for the T20 World Cup in West Indies and the United States in June?
Please select an option Oops! Something went wrong, please try again later.
Results
Yes! Faf still has a lot to give ...
68% - 2115 votes
No! It's time to move on ...
32% - 1017 votes
Vote
Rand - Dollar
18.54
+0.1%
Rand - Pound
23.27
+0.0%
Rand - Euro
19.90
+0.0%
Rand - Aus dollar
12.20
-0.1%
Rand - Yen
0.12
-0.4%
Platinum
967.50
+0.9%
Palladium
938.00
-0.1%
Gold
2,308.51
+0.2%
Silver
26.74
+0.2%
Brent Crude
83.67
+0.3%
Top 40
69,944
0.0%
All Share
76,047
0.0%
Resource 10
60,380
0.0%
Industrial 25
105,857
0.0%
Financial 15
16,588
0.0%
All JSE data delayed by at least 15 minutes Iress logo
Editorial feedback and complaints

Contact the public editor with feedback for our journalists, complaints, queries or suggestions about articles on News24.

LEARN MORE