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On Wednesday, 27 March 2019, the City of Joburg and its entity, Johannesburg Water, delivered 50 of the planned 321 chemical toilets to the community of South Drieziek Ext 5, providing basic sanitation services to these residents for the first time.
The Executive Mayor Joburg, CIlr Herman Mashaba, was able to visit Mountain City Informal Settlement, where Johannesburg Water had already delivered a further 65 chemical toilets in the past couple of weeks.
Since 2017 Johannesburg Water has handed over 10 400 chemical toilets to residents of the City of Joburg who live in informal settlements and do not have access to basic sanitation services.
As part of the strategic plan of Johannesburg Water, R95 million has been set aside over three years for the provision of chemical toiles in informal settlements.
Mashaba said: “I am aware that chemical toilets, although they do provide a key service to communities in need, are not a long-term solution.”
Over 72 000 households in informal settlements are serviced by Ventilated Improved Pit (VIP) latrines, individual connections or ablution blocks.
There is a current backlog of 111 530 households which are serviced by chemical toilets. For this current financial year, Johannesburg Water is undertaking projects in Ekuphumleni, Meriting, Lawley and Finetown North which will reduce the backlog to 109 065.
