Nkuna, ZW2013-07-022013-07-022012-05Nkuna, ZW. 2012. Water Governance challenges for rural water supply: A case study of two local municipalities in South Africa. A mini-dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Science in Water Resource Management. Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of Pretoriahttp://hdl.handle.net/10204/6847A mini-dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Science in Water Resource Management, Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of PretoriaIn South Africa water is regarded as constitutional right and government has therefore put measures in place to ensure that everyone has access to at least a basic level of water service. In terms of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) of achieving universal access to clean water, South Africa has already made considerable progress. However, recent reports have showed that a large portion of the population, such as those living in informal settlements, are still stuck at the bottom of the ‘water ladder’ with only rudimentary water services and no progressive realisation of water related rights. These shortcomings are mainly due to poor water governance systems that have been put in place. Water governance systems have had a critical role in enabling or hindering the process of water service provision in the country.enSouth African municipalitiesWater service institutionsRural water supplyWater servicesFree basic waterWater governanceService backlogsReportNkuna, Z. (2012). <i>Water governance challenges for rural supply: A case study of two local municipalities in South Africa</i> (Workflow request;10331). University of Pretoria. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6847Nkuna, ZW <i>Water governance challenges for rural supply: A case study of two local municipalities in South Africa.</i> Workflow request;10331. University of Pretoria, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6847Nkuna Z. Water governance challenges for rural supply: A case study of two local municipalities in South Africa. 2012 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6847TY - Report AU - Nkuna, ZW AB - In South Africa water is regarded as constitutional right and government has therefore put measures in place to ensure that everyone has access to at least a basic level of water service. In terms of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) of achieving universal access to clean water, South Africa has already made considerable progress. However, recent reports have showed that a large portion of the population, such as those living in informal settlements, are still stuck at the bottom of the ‘water ladder’ with only rudimentary water services and no progressive realisation of water related rights. These shortcomings are mainly due to poor water governance systems that have been put in place. Water governance systems have had a critical role in enabling or hindering the process of water service provision in the country. DA - 2012-05 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - South African municipalities KW - Water service institutions KW - Rural water supply KW - Water services KW - Free basic water KW - Water governance KW - Service backlogs LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2012 T1 - Water governance challenges for rural supply: A case study of two local municipalities in South Africa TI - Water governance challenges for rural supply: A case study of two local municipalities in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6847 ER -