Facts in Q&A format

The General Household Survey (GHS) tracks the progress of development in South Africa and identifies persistent service delivery gaps. According to the latest survey, 2021 showed an increase in the percentage of households that were connected to the electricity supply from the mains from 76.7% in 20...

According to data from the World Bank, 71.4% of Kenya’s population had access to electricity in 2020. ...

From 1994 to the end of February 2022, the South African government's human settlements sector delivered just over 3.4 million housing units. ...

In 2021, 431 housing units were completed by the State Department for Housing bringing the total number of government housing units to 2,613 since 2017. As of December 2021, there were 3,480 housing units under construction by the department, and 424 housing units under construction during the same ...

Southern African Development Community members do not hold member-specific IDs, but there have been talks on a proposed single SADC passport initiative. ...

Reporters Without Borders’ World Press Freedom Index ranks 180 countries based on how free journalists are as well as instances of abuse and violence against them. In 2020, Nigeria was ranked 115th out of 180 countries –five positions up from 2019. Based on its score, the country is con...

Ghana’s constitution requires a newly sworn-in president to appoint a cabinet to assist him/her to determine government policies. It further stipulates the composition of the cabinet: the president, the vice-president and “not less than 10 and not more than 19 ministers of state”. ...

An estimated 89% of South African households had access to piped (tap) water in 2018. In 2002, the year of the first General Household Survey, 84.4% of households had tap water. Related: Frequently asked questions about water in South Africa ...

Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index records perceived public-sector corruption in 180 countries and territories. It uses a scale of zero (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean), based on feedback from experts and business people. In 2020,South Africa ranked 69th. It was...