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Quality of Life Survey 2015-2016, Round 4

South Africa, 2015 - 2016
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3.2 - What is the biggest problem facing your community - Other verbatim (Q3_2_Other_verbatim)

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Type: Discrete
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loc_end_pos: 946
Width: 120
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Categories
Value Category Cases
-1 28718
95.7%
ANC 1
0%
Affirmative Action favours only Blacks not Indians and Coloureds. Even with Blacks nepotism is applied 1
0%
Air Pollution 1
0%
Air pollution 1
0%
Airpolution And Crime 1
0%
All 1
0%
All of the above 1
0%
All of them 1
0%
All the abouth 1
0%
Arrival of Police when being called by community members 1
0%
Bad Roads 1
0%
Bad driving 1
0%
Bad food 1
0%
Bad food at the kitchen and we pay even if we not eating 1
0%
Bad service from municipality 1
0%
Breackings 1
0%
Businesses are not flourishing 1
0%
Cable theft 1
0%
Cant say 1
0%
Cant say 1
0%
Cant see any 1
0%
Cars driving to fast. They need to put a speed bump. 1
0%
Clean water and tarred road 1
0%
Climate change 1
0%
Clinic and electricity 1
0%
Congestion in the roads 1
0%
Crime Rate 1
0%
Crime and Drugs 1
0%
Crime and drugs 1
0%
Crime,lack of basic services,litter,political tension 1
0%
Criminals 1
0%
Damaged roads 1
0%
Detoriation of roads 1
0%
Does not know 1
0%
Dont know 4
0%
Dont see any 1
0%
Dring the weekend we dont have water 1
0%
Drug Dealers 1
0%
Drugs and Child abuse 1
0%
Drugs and foreigners 1
0%
Drunk People 1
0%
Electficity 1
0%
Electric and water 1
0%
Electricity 25
0.1%
Electricity and Rent 1
0%
Electricity and houses 1
0%
Electricity and some members from phumulong section fight because of we have electricity and they dont have any so fight 1
0%
Electricity and water 1
0%
Electricity and watler 1
0%
Electricity load shadding 2
0%
Empty promises 1
0%
Entrance very narrow 1
0%
Ethnic group issues 1
0%
Everything 1
0%
Fillihg Station 1
0%
For the is nothing wrong with this place 1
0%
Gangersterism 1
0%
Government 1
0%
HIV,child abuse,domestic violence,theft poverty 1
0%
He has no knowledge about people in this area. 1
0%
Heavy traffic 1
0%
High Electricity 1
0%
High rent 1
0%
Hijacking 1
0%
Honestly dont know 1
0%
House breaking 2
0%
Houses falling apart 1
0%
Housing 1
0%
Humps 1
0%
I dont interact with the community,i dont care what happens here. 1
0%
I dont know 3
0%
I dont see any problem 2
0%
I dont see any problem here 1
0%
I have a problem with ekectricity, im paying some debt that i do not know. 1
0%
I havent seen anything since i am new in this area 1
0%
Im new here so i dont know anything yet 1
0%
Im not aware of anything 1
0%
Its not a proper land for residential 1
0%
Lack of Basic Infrustructer 1
0%
Lack of community participation involving crucial matters. 1
0%
Lack of police vehicles 1
0%
Lack of proper Sanitation 1
0%
Lack of proper housing 1
0%
Lack of recreation centres 1
0%
Lack of service 1
0%
Lack of services 1
0%
Lack of social services 1
0%
Lack of transport 1
0%
Littering 1
0%
Load shedding 5
0%
Load sheding 1
0%
Loadshedding 1
0%
Low income 1
0%
Low wages 6
0%
Lowdshadding 1
0%
Management attitude 1
0%
NO PROBLEM 4
0%
Need shops 1
0%
New here 1
0%
Nigerians 1
0%
No Bursaries issued around help 1
0%
No Service 1
0%
No Water 1
0%
No business infrastructure 1
0%
No comment 2
0%
No developments 1
0%
No health and business facilities nearby 1
0%
No idea 3
0%
No idea, i dont interact with people to hear main problems. 1
0%
No law and order 1
0%
No library 1
0%
No police station near 1
0%
No problem 9
0%
No problem so far 1
0%
No problems 1
0%
No progess in this area 1
0%
No proper street roads 1
0%
No sports facilities for the youth and police station 1
0%
No taxis and buses 1
0%
No transport 1
0%
No water and ekectricity 1
0%
No water, electricity and toilets 1
0%
Noise is too much we cant tolerate 1
0%
None 27
0.1%
None .never seen any 1
0%
None of the above 5
0%
None that i can think of 1
0%
None that i can think off 1
0%
None that i know of 2
0%
Not enough salary 1
0%
Not that i know of 1
0%
Nothing 7
0%
Nothing specific everything appears to be normal 1
0%
Nothing to about. 1
0%
Our children should stop walking in the streets at night to prevent criminal activities. 1
0%
Park 1
0%
People being robedf 1
0%
People not going to school 1
0%
People not working 1
0%
People that don’t belong in South Afrika 1
0%
Peple stealing 1
0%
Police are not patrolling this side 1
0%
Power Cuts 1
0%
Power trippings,not loaeshedding 1
0%
Primary School 1
0%
Public transport 2
0%
RDP houses 5
0%
Racism 5
0%
Racism and public transport 1
0%
Rasism 1
0%
Rats 3
0%
Readings of water 1
0%
Rent 2
0%
Rent and Electricity 2
0%
Road accident 1
0%
Road accidents 2
0%
Roads 3
0%
Roads are bad 1
0%
Roads are not in good condition 1
0%
Roads, storm water drains and street lights 1
0%
Roads,crime, 1
0%
Robery 1
0%
Rubbish bin 1
0%
Safety 2
0%
Safety and security 1
0%
Salary its too small 1
0%
Sanitation 2
0%
Schools 1
0%
Service missing 1
0%
Services to high 1
0%
Sewage 7
0%
Sewege blockage 1
0%
She does not know 2
0%
So far there are no problems. 1
0%
Space and privacy 1
0%
Squater 1
0%
Stock theft 1
0%
Street lights 1
0%
Tar roads and parks 1
0%
Tarred riad 1
0%
Tarred road 8
0%
Taxis running up and down 1
0%
Tb 2
0%
Teenagers dropping out of school 1
0%
The main problem is toilets,unemployement,poverty,infrustraction and public transport and lastly its jobs. 1
0%
The problrm started when the hospital was moved to Vosloorus 1
0%
The small boys are spinning cars outside close to my house and the councillor is not taking control of it 1
0%
There are no pavements and humps on the streets. 1
0%
There hasnt been any pronlems since living here. 1
0%
There is a lot of foreigners 1
0%
There is no problem in this area. 1
0%
There is nothing wrong with where i live, it is peaceful and quiet. 1
0%
Theren no playibg grounds four children 1
0%
Theres no proboem 1
0%
They are trees that need to be removed from street its growing towards the houses. 1
0%
They moved a year ago so he has no idea 1
0%
Time of arrival of ambulances when people are injured 1
0%
Too much crime,we need more Police who patrol with motor bikes and horses...Drugs are killing our children 1
0%
Traffic congestion 3
0%
Traffic congestion and accidents 1
0%
Transport 7
0%
Trees obstructing view 1
0%
Value of the area is decreasing due to backyard informal structures 1
0%
W need RDP houses 1
0%
Water 10
0%
Water and electricity 1
0%
Water and ekectricity 1
0%
Water and electricity 1
0%
Water and lights 1
0%
Water and roads are bsd 1
0%
Water and sanitation 1
0%
Water and sanitation and we do not have title deeds 1
0%
Water because we do not have pipes 1
0%
Water pollution 1
0%
Water shortage 1
0%
Water shotage 1
0%
Watet 1
0%
Watet and santation 1
0%
We dont have problems 1
0%
We dont get enough salary 1
0%
We dont have problems here we are mostly self employed 1
0%
We dont have toilets, water electricity 1
0%
We locked gates 1
0%
We need RDP houses 1
0%
We need cemetry 1
0%
We need pipes 1
0%
We need schools that are nearer 1
0%
We need shops to be nearer to us 1
0%
We need speed humps 1
0%
We not allowd to stay with our family 1
0%
We not eating helthy food 1
0%
Wfeckless driving 1
0%
Wreckless driving 1
0%
Youth roaming around the streets 1
0%
accidents in the mine 1
0%
air pollution 1
0%
air pollution, crime, poverty, lack of maintenance, hawkers in the street. 1
0%
alcohol abuse and crime 1
0%
all above 1
0%
all is well 1
0%
all of above 1
0%
all of the sbove 1
0%
all of them 1
0%
all the options are the problems that we are facing in my community 1
0%
animal abuse 1
0%
bad food 1
0%
bad roads 1
0%
bad working conditions 1
0%
basic services 2
0%
basic services and litter 1
0%
begars stealing money 1
0%
being far from Sandton because its a bussiness centre 1
0%
being far from everything 1
0%
black people walking and breaking in at night 1
0%
break ins and farm murders 1
0%
bucking dogs. 1
0%
burning of shack 1
0%
cant see any problem 1
0%
car jackings 1
0%
car racing in the street 1
0%
car speeding 1
0%
children are not safe 1
0%
chinese and whites are building the plans they are bribing Indian woman 20 000 1
0%
construction without the approval of the community 1
0%
corrupt official 1
0%
crime 2
0%
crime , drug abuse , alcohol abuse , rape, poverty , teenager, 1
0%
crime and drugs 2
0%
crime and lack of development in the community 1
0%
crime and litter- lack of maintenance 1
0%
crime and severe break ins 1
0%
crime and unemployment 1
0%
crime drugs no schooling unemployment recreation centres 1
0%
crime foreigners unemployment 1
0%
crime, domestic violence, drugs, child abuse, hunger, poverty, corruption and rape 1
0%
crime, neighbour whobhas no respect for bylaws- he steals water and electricity, noise and crime 1
0%
crime,air pollution and drugs. 1
0%
crimenal ativity 1
0%
crowded, toilets,dirt 1
0%
damage from the environment 1
0%
dead babies,dogs,cats,pads,pampers.TB is order of the day in Tladi 1
0%
debts 3
0%
detoriorstiom 1
0%
development ie malls 1
0%
diabetes 1
0%
different types of unions 1
0%
dirtiness of the streets and blocked storm water drains 1
0%
dirty place, loadshadding and water 1
0%
dirty toilets 1
0%
disability 1
0%
disgruntled with the maintance of the road and its drainage system there of 1
0%
dobt know 1
0%
dont have an idea 1
0%
dont have office where we pay sarvices 1
0%
dont know 12
0%
dont know any 1
0%
dont think there is any problem 1
0%
dont think theres any 1
0%
drainage system its not there 1
0%
drug abuse and crime 1
0%
drugs & crime 1
0%
drugs ,poverty and lack of employment 1
0%
drugs and poverty 1
0%
drugs and prostitution 1
0%
drugs and violence 1
0%
drugs, alcohol abuse and crime 1
0%
education 1
0%
elecricity,unemployment,houses,not safe 1
0%
electivity 1
0%
electric 2
0%
electricity 33
0.1%
electricity and rent is very expensive 1
0%
electricity and shacks 1
0%
electricity and swerage and safety 1
0%
electricity and toilets 1
0%
electricity and water 1
0%
electricity bill is too high 1
0%
electricity illegal connection 1
0%
electricity is a problem 2
0%
electricity is damaging the appliances 1
0%
electricity is unstable 1
0%
electricity price is too high 1
0%
electricity, dirty enviroment 1
0%
electricity, houses 1
0%
electricity, water and toilets 1
0%
electricity, water. 1
0%
electricity,water,houses 1
0%
electriciy 1
0%
eskom 1
0%
everything from water housing toilets even employment is a problem here in this area. 1
0%
everything is well 2
0%
everything looks ok 1
0%
everything,houses,water,electricity,roads,schools,clinic 1
0%
expansive water 1
0%
expensive electricity 1
0%
far from everything 2
0%
farm murder 1
0%
firearms 1
0%
food 1
0%
food not right at all 1
0%
food quality 1
0%
food supply 1
0%
foreigners are unemployed and cause unemplyement rate goes up 1
0%
foreigners especialy nigerians 1
0%
gambling 1
0%
gang related violance 1
0%
garsfontein road to be widenth 1
0%
government take time to fix broken pipes and street lights 1
0%
guys that come and rummage through the dust bins are this communities biggest problem 1
0%
harrasment by the police 1
0%
have not seen any 1
0%
health facility 1
0%
health services 1
0%
hetlh facilitis are far from us 1
0%
hi-jacking , armed robbery and house break ins 1
0%
high bill of services in our area 1
0%
high cost of electricity 2
0%
high cost of fees 1
0%
high cost of living 1
0%
high electricity 1
0%
high electricity bill 1
0%
high electricity bills 1
0%
hijacking 1
0%
hiv, and drugs 1
0%
home less people 1
0%
homeless people 2
0%
homeless people or squatters sleeping at shops and using the river as their toilets 1
0%
homeless squatters 1
0%
houses 3
0%
housing,trabspirt,electricity,water, 1
0%
i am not really sure 1
0%
i am not sure 3
0%
i am not sure ive just arrived here 1
0%
i cant say much about that 1
0%
i do not know of any problem so far 1
0%
i dont 1
0%
i dont have any complaints 1
0%
i dont know 21
0.1%
i dont know i keep to myself 1
0%
i dont see any 1
0%
i dont see any problem 2
0%
i dont think there is any problem 1
0%
i have not experienced any above listed problems 1
0%
i havent been long enough 1
0%
i havent seen much 1
0%
i personally donot see any problem 1
0%
i really dont see any 1
0%
i recently moved here so i dont know many things 1
0%
ignorance of neighbours 1
0%
ignorence 1
0%
illegal Laboratory 1
0%
illegal connection from informal settlements 1
0%
illegal dumping 1
0%
illegal electricity connection 2
0%
illegal people staying in our location 1
0%
im not sure 1
0%
incoporation in to other municipality 1
0%
influence from our elders 1
0%
informal trade, illegal activity 1
0%
infrastructure 3
0%
infrastructure like storm water drains when its raining we cannot cross the street 1
0%
infrastructure no roads 1
0%
infrustructure 2
0%
infrustructure and electricity 1
0%
its alright 1
0%
its over crowded and this to very high crime 1
0%
jobs 1
0%
lack of basic services 1
0%
lack of basuc services 1
0%
lack of communication 1
0%
lack of communication from our municipality 1
0%
lack of eduction servicea 1
0%
lack of electricity 1
0%
lack of eletricity 1
0%
lack of housing 1
0%
lack of human dignity 1
0%
lack of intelligence for proper planing , in every department 1
0%
lack of maintenance and drugs and beggers that stand at the roborts 1
0%
lack of public transport 1
0%
lack of public transport and libraries 1
0%
lack of rdp houses 1
0%
lack of road 1
0%
lack of schools 1
0%
lack of service delivery 1
0%
lack of shopping malls 1
0%
lack of sports facilities like soccer ground 1
0%
lack of transport 1
0%
lack of water 4
0%
lack of water and electricity 1
0%
lake 1
0%
law eforcement 1
0%
less income 1
0%
levy payment 2
0%
litter & dirt, noise & slaughtering of animal 1
0%
load Shedding 1
0%
load shading. 1
0%
load shedding 5
0%
loadshedding 1
0%
local shebeens 1
0%
low sheiding 1
0%
lower payments 1
0%
mistreatment from other people 1
0%
moderfontein factory i destroys dynamite every second week it makes our house to shake 1
0%
money 1
0%
money is too little 1
0%
money issues 1
0%
municipal accounts 1
0%
municipal bills that are not accurate 1
0%
n/a 2
0%
na 1
0%
neighbours not united 1
0%
never experienced all the above mentioned 1
0%
no problem 1
0%
no Electricity 1
0%
no amusement 1
0%
no communication from the councillors 1
0%
no complain 1
0%
no government security 1
0%
no house es 1
0%
no library 1
0%
no post office 1
0%
no preblem 1
0%
no privacy 1
0%
no problem 61
0.2%
no problem at all 1
0%
no problem encountered 1
0%
no problem everything is ok 1
0%
no problem for me so far 1
0%
no problem so far 1
0%
no problems 5
0%
no problems around 1
0%
no problems encountered i have heard off 1
0%
no reactional places for youth 1
0%
no roads 1
0%
no sport facilities in our area 1
0%
no toilets 1
0%
no transport 1
0%
no water 1
0%
no water access 1
0%
no water and electricity 1
0%
no water and electricity and the crime is too high 1
0%
no. problem 1
0%
nohing we are fine 1
0%
noise 1
0%
noise and drugs 1
0%
noise caused by the dogs 1
0%
noise caused by the dogs . 1
0%
noise of dogs and spinning of cars infront of our yard 1
0%
noise of spiining Bmw 1
0%
noise of the cars im near the main road 1
0%
non 13
0%
non of the above 1
0%
none 179
0.6%
none above 1
0%
none are prominent nor intense enough to constitute as a major problem 1
0%
none everything is fine 1
0%
none i can think of 1
0%
none of the above 12
0%
none of the above evrything has been taken care of 1
0%
none of the above evrything is been taken care of 1
0%
none of the above, we have no problem 1
0%
none of these 1
0%
none that I know of 1
0%
none that i can think of at this moment 1
0%
none that i know of 5
0%
none that i know of so far 1
0%
none that i know off 1
0%
none, dont see any 1
0%
nonei 1
0%
not aware always here at home 1
0%
not delivering on basic needs 1
0%
not having water 1
0%
not having water and electricity 1
0%
nothing 28
0.1%
nothing Im aware off 1
0%
nothing everything is fine 1
0%
nothing i am aware of 1
0%
nothing i can think of right now 2
0%
nothing i know of 1
0%
nothing much 2
0%
nothing that i know of 1
0%
nothing wrong 1
0%
noting 1
0%
npne 2
0%
nyaope drug and weed 1
0%
nyaope, unemployment 1
0%
nyaope, guns and spinning of bmw 1
0%
old age 2
0%
old age and loneliness 1
0%
olda ge 1
0%
open stands they need to clean it 1
0%
our street is too dark without the street lights 1
0%
over changes of electricity 1
0%
over population 1
0%
ovetnporpullation 1
0%
ownership, our stand are not qualified. 1
0%
paying to much on municipalities as a pensioner plus burial sites are expensive 1
0%
payment is too little 1
0%
people are always speesing, we need humps 1
0%
people breaking stuf to steal 1
0%
people dig into to my rubbish bin,then people from municipality end up not picking it up 1
0%
people speed in this community scared of accidents 1
0%
people stealing my stuf 1
0%
places are too far for those who do not have cars to travel 1
0%
police are too corrupt 1
0%
policeman harassment 1
0%
pollution 2
0%
pollution from nearby factories 1
0%
poor service delivery 2
0%
poor service from clinics 1
0%
pot holed 1
0%
potholes 1
0%
pothols 1
0%
power falier 1
0%
power outig 1
0%
proper infrustructure 1
0%
property build on top of a mine and no houses havd been builf 1
0%
prostitides 1
0%
prostitutes 1
0%
prostitution 3
0%
public transport 2
0%
racism 3
0%
rasicm 1
0%
rasism 1
0%
rat infestation 1
0%
rates and taxes 1
0%
rats 1
0%
rent 1
0%
rent is too high 1
0%
rent is too much 1
0%
renting 1
0%
road accident 1
0%
road accidents 2
0%
roads 3
0%
roads are bad and lack of taxis 1
0%
roads...potholes 1
0%
safety 2
0%
salary 4
0%
salary is too little 1
0%
salary must go up 1
0%
salary very little 1
0%
sanitation 2
0%
scarecity of water 1
0%
scares of waterpe 1
0%
school children making noise litaring 1
0%
schools 1
0%
schools are too far from where we live 1
0%
schools for our kids 1
0%
security 3
0%
securitylio 1
0%
service delivery 1
0%
sewage 3
0%
sewage all over 1
0%
sewages 1
0%
sewarage blockage and eletricity 1
0%
sewer 1
0%
she dont have a problem every thing it fine 1
0%
sherif 1
0%
short of library 1
0%
sinking holes 1
0%
small salaries 1
0%
smart meters for electricity 1
0%
smollhauses no street 1
0%
snakes 1
0%
so much traffic 1
0%
sources 1
0%
south african principles 1
0%
speed humps 1
0%
speeding cars 1
0%
speeding of cars 1
0%
spinning of cars 1
0%
squatter camps 1
0%
starndad of living its going down 1
0%
stealing of childrens 1
0%
stealing of electricity 1
0%
still new in the area 1
0%
stray dogs running around the streets 1
0%
street lights are not working 1
0%
street lights not working 1
0%
street or roads 1
0%
streetlights not working 1
0%
streets 1
0%
students 2
0%
substation smell 1
0%
swearage pipes always smelling ,water pollution and many more 1
0%
swerage 1
0%
swerage and crime 1
0%
talroads 1
0%
tar road 1
0%
taverns 1
0%
teenage pregnancy 1
0%
the boer beat us at night 1
0%
the clinic 1
0%
the dumping area 1
0%
the is no progress in meetings held 1
0%
the issue of the gangstas we are facing at the moment 1
0%
the rate of unemployment is too high 1
0%
the refusal of visitors 1
0%
the schools are far,and there are no creches for us black who lives in this area 1
0%
the water bill is too much in this area 1
0%
the water price too high 1
0%
theft 1
0%
there are a lot of homeless peoplenin thid community 1
0%
there are a lot of sex workers in our area and they are disturbing our peace 1
0%
there are sewage system at the park which is nearer to us its always flooding and its a danger boy us and kids the smel 1
0%
there is no development 1
0%
there is no electricty 1
0%
there is no problem 1
0%
there is no problemi work here 1
0%
there is no problems 1
0%
there is none 1
0%
there is nothing positive about anything that our local municipality is doing nothing at all. 1
0%
theres no problems that i know of,its quiet here 1
0%
they are not united 1
0%
they dnt have warm water 1
0%
they do not aloow animals 1
0%
they doing construction without consulting us 1
0%
they dont cook well 1
0%
they must notify the community before they decide to close the water 1
0%
they should put more speed humps becouse of the schools near children are dying 1
0%
thiefs 1
0%
this is a very area, we dont have any problems 1
0%
this place next to me they have putted a zozo without our concern. 1
0%
too many taxis passing in our street 1
0%
traffic 6
0%
traffic must have serious attention 1
0%
transport 9
0%
transport and crime 1
0%
transport to little 1
0%
triping of the electricity 1
0%
under control 1
0%
unemployment 2
0%
unemployment and crime 1
0%
unemployment and lack of shops 1
0%
unemployment, drugs and alcohol abuse. 1
0%
unemployment,drugs and lack of basic facilities 1
0%
unemployment,housing,electricity 1
0%
wages 1
0%
waiting too long for rdp houses 1
0%
water 5
0%
water and electricity 7
0%
water and electricy and unemployment 1
0%
water cut off from time to time 1
0%
water flooding on the street 1
0%
water is dirty 1
0%
water meters 1
0%
water pipe bursting 1
0%
water pressure 1
0%
water problem 1
0%
water running in the streets 1
0%
water shortage 2
0%
we are out of the community i cant tell 1
0%
we are still oppressed 1
0%
we are too cluster here 1
0%
we having a problem with excom they nomaly turn off electicity for many hours with out informing us 1
0%
we more places to be built such as schools and police stations 1
0%
we need more money 1
0%
we nomarlly experince problems 1
0%
we not getting along here at my community 1
0%
we still struggling with services since 1999 1
0%
we want sawerages 1
0%
when it rains thers no where to walk the hole place is muddy 1
0%
white people harrasing us,eg:kicking our doors at night when we are sleeping 1
0%
xenophobia 1
0%
xenophobia and unemployment 1
0%
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
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