The bucket system, a toilet that requires the physical removal of the bucket to clean it, still plagues South Africa. To some, it is a symbol of old apartheid rule, while to others it is a symbol of how far we still have to go. 

• The Free State has 26 completed projects out of 33, which means that 32000 buckets have been eliminated, and 10000 remain. 

• The Northern Cape has 29 completed projects out of 30, eliminating 12000 buckets with 596 buckets remaining.  

The bucket system (image courtesy of Ground Up)