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South Africa ~A Story of Hope~ One nation’s journey to freedom Did you know?Statistics in South Africa A continuing conflict remains between the people and the government The government provides necessities in a limited amount to the people, such as 6,000 liters of water a month, telephone service, and housing However, there is little basic sanitation in the country, housing has a backlog of 1 million homes, and water and telephone lines are cut off frequently because the people cannot afford to pay for the extra services they use (their salaries are not high enough) The government is not getting enough money to continue to provide services to the people There are visible divisions: black/white, male/female, literate/illiterate South Africa: Rising Pressure on Government to Deliver Quicker Unemployment Rate of people below poverty line rose from 28%-33% from 1995-1999 1995-2002 Unemployment rate rose from 1.9 million to 4.2 million Rural black women-47% out of work Official Unemployment Rate- 30.5% (includes only those searching for work) Estimated General Unemployment Rate- 40% South Africa: Rising Pressure on Government to Deliver Quicker What?! Many are shocked by those statistics, but what they fail to realize is how far South Africa has come Just the fact that the government provides free services for the people, like water, telephone, and housing is amazing compared to where the country used to be Though there are still divisions, which can be seen in every country, the government is now democratic and no longer oppressing the black and colored In the Beginning… Colonized by English and Dutch in 17th century despite the existence of native groups, such as Zulu and Xhosh (natives still around today) English domination of Dutch (Afrikaners) led to Dutch creating new colonies 1900-Diamonds found in colonies led to English invasion and Boer War After gaining independence from England, Afrikaner National Party gained majority in 1940s 1948-National Party-i