IF YOU want basic comforts such as running water and an inside flush toilet — and a job to put food in your fridge — there are some parts of South Africa you need to steer clear of.A deprivation and comfort index of eight metropolitan municipalities and 44 district councils shows that the Alfred Nzo district municipality‚ incorporating Mount Ayliff and home to 800‚000 people‚ is the worst off‚ according to a survey by the South African Institute of Race Relations.The institute compiled these indices to track and compare the relative standards of living within local authorities in SA. The index comes a few weeks before the local government elections are held on August 3.The comfort index was drawn up according to five indicators: attainment of higher education; ownership of a refrigerator; use of electricity for heating; having a flush/chemical toilet and individual monthly income of R25‚601 or more.The deprivation index was compiled using the following indicators: people with no sch...
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