The state of KZN
KZN premier Senzo Mchunu gives a run down of how far the province has come since 1994.
IN his state of the province address delivered less than two hours minutes ago, Senzo Mchunu described KwaZulu-Natal as having undergone an “amazing metamorphosis”. In his address the premier said the province had transformed from being a byword for underdevelopment to a thriving place for best practice and prosperity.
“We are pleased that the past 20 years of freedom have seen the people of KwaZulu-Natal achieving a universal access to education, thanks to the South African Schools Act which ensures that the doors of learning are indeed open to all as stipulated in our Freedom Charter.
“The mud schools and learning under the trees which had become an accepted norm and had adverse impact on the quality of education in KwaZulu-Natal, have been addressed through the building of state of the art schools in all parts of the province,” Mchunu said.
Crunching the numbers
- 1994 – 53% of households had access to electricity compared to 2014 when 80% have access to electricity.
- 1994 – 40% people had access to sanitation compared to 2014 when 82.4% have access to sanitation.
- 1994 47% had access to clean water compared to 85.1% in 2014.
- More than 500 000 thousand houses have been built since 1994.
