<Li> The success of the first five principles would in turn facilitate the sixth--democratisation . Here the document made note of minority control and privilege within the economy as a major obstacle to the achievement of an integrated developmentally orientated economy . It also acknowledged that the people most affected by economic policy should participate in the decision - making, and that the government would also have to be restructured to fit the priorities of the RDP . </Li> <P> Proponents of the RDP argue that the programme oversaw many major advances in dealing with South Africa's most severe social problems: </P> <Ul> <Li> Housing: Between 1994 and the start of 2001 over 1.1 million cheap houses eligible for government subsidies had been built, accommodating 5 million of the estimated 12.5 million South Africans without proper housing . In some instances, RDP housing delivery led to violent conflicts within communities . </Li> <Li> Clean water: By the beginning of 1998, standpipes had been installed within 200 metres of the dwellings of about 1.3 million rural people . By August of that year, Minister of Water Affairs Kader Asmal stated that since he had taken office more than 2.5 million people had been given access to fresh safe water . By 2000, a total of 236 projects had supplied clean piped water to nearly 4.9 million people--most of whom were inhabitants of former homelands . </Li> <Li> Electrification: Between 1994 and May 2000 around 1.75 million homes had been connected to the national grid, while the proportion of rural homes with electricity grew from 12% to 42% . </Li> <Li> Land reform: By 1999 some 39,000 families had been settled on 3,550 square kilometres of land . Authorities claimed that 250,000 people had' received land' within four years . </Li> <Li> Healthcare: Between April 1994 and the end of 1998, around 500 new clinics gave an additional 5 million people access to primary health care facilities . Under the polio - hepatitis vaccination programme that began in 1998, 8 million children were immunised within two years . </Li> <Li> Public works: A community - based Public Works Programme provided employment over five years to 240,000 people on road - building schemes and the installation of sewage, sanitation facilities and water supplies . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Housing: Between 1994 and the start of 2001 over 1.1 million cheap houses eligible for government subsidies had been built, accommodating 5 million of the estimated 12.5 million South Africans without proper housing . In some instances, RDP housing delivery led to violent conflicts within communities . </Li>

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