| Indicator | 2009 level | Progress as at June 2012 reported in September 2012 | Progress as at Sept 2012 reported in December 2012 |
| Percentage of households with access to water services infrastructure within at least 200m of the house | 92% of households with access to water services infrastructure within at least 200m of the house | 95% of households with access to water services infrastructure (An additional 39 900 households were served during the period April to June 2012) | 97% of households with access to water services infrastructure |
| Percentage of households with access to a basic level of sanitation | 69% of households with access to a basic level of sanitation | 83% of households with access to a basic level of sanitation (An additional 56 600 households were served during the period April to June 2012). | 84% households with access to a basic level of sanitation |
| Percentage of households with access to refuse removal | 64% of households with access to refuse removal | 72% of households with access to refuse removal. | 72% of households with access to refuse removal |
| Percentage of households with access to electricity | 81% of households with access to electricity | 87.04% of households connected to the grid. | 87.48% of households connected to the grid |
| Number of work opportunities created through the Community Work Programme (CWP) | 55 582 work opportunities created | 87 679 additional participants recorded by end June 2012. | 106 767 participants recorded by the end September 2012 |
| Number of ward committees with ward level service improvement plans in place and implemented | New project | 70 ward level service improvement plans has been completed. | 115 Ward level service improvement plans has been completed |
| Percentage of municipalities with Municipal Manager and Chief Financial Officer posts filled by competent staff | New Project | Competence framework and competence profiles for senior managers finalised. | No new update |
| Percentage of municipalities with unqualified audit opinions | 41 % municipalities with unqualified audits | 51% of municipalities received a clean or unqualified audit for 2010/11. 89% of municipalities requiring action plans to address 2010/11 audit outcomes has developed their action plans | No new update |