In June 2024, 38 percent of service delivery protests (link to 1498795) were caused by electricity or water issues in South Africa. This presented an increase from the previous month, which recorded the lowest share in the period under review, at 24 percent. Rolling blackouts in the country have ceased as of March 2024. However, water supply remains a problem due to poor infrastructure and corruption.
Share of service delivery protests caused by electricity or water issues in South Africa from January 2023 to June 2024
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Daily Maverick. (August 4, 2024). Share of service delivery protests caused by electricity or water issues in South Africa from January 2023 to June 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1535027/share-of-service-delivery-protests-related-to-water-or-electricity-in-south-africa/
Daily Maverick. "Share of service delivery protests caused by electricity or water issues in South Africa from January 2023 to June 2024." Chart. August 4, 2024. Statista. Accessed January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1535027/share-of-service-delivery-protests-related-to-water-or-electricity-in-south-africa/
Daily Maverick. (2024). Share of service delivery protests caused by electricity or water issues in South Africa from January 2023 to June 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1535027/share-of-service-delivery-protests-related-to-water-or-electricity-in-south-africa/
Daily Maverick. "Share of Service Delivery Protests Caused by Electricity or Water Issues in South Africa from January 2023 to June 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1535027/share-of-service-delivery-protests-related-to-water-or-electricity-in-south-africa/
Daily Maverick, Share of service delivery protests caused by electricity or water issues in South Africa from January 2023 to June 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1535027/share-of-service-delivery-protests-related-to-water-or-electricity-in-south-africa/ (last visited January 08, 2025)
Share of service delivery protests caused by electricity or water issues in South Africa from January 2023 to June 2024 [Graph], Daily Maverick, August 4, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1535027/share-of-service-delivery-protests-related-to-water-or-electricity-in-south-africa/