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South Africa in the NeWs

South Africa in the NeWs. By: Kara Hartmann. Geography. *Area Comparision About twice the size of Texas * Climate Semiarid; sunny days, cool nights * Terrain Vast interior plateaus, rugged hills, coastal plains *Natural Resources

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South Africa in the NeWs

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  1. South Africa in the NeWs By: Kara Hartmann

  2. Geography *Area Comparision About twice the size of Texas * Climate Semiarid; sunny days, cool nights * Terrain Vast interior plateaus, rugged hills, coastal plains *Natural Resources Gold, chromium, coal, iron ore, nickel, platinum, copper, salt, natural gas

  3. People *Population 43,997,828 people *Life Expectancy at birth 42 years *Ethnic Groups Black African 79%, white 9.6%, colored 8.9%, Indian/Asian 2.5% *Religions Zion Christian 11%, other Christian 36 %

  4. Government & Economy *Government Type -Republic *Economy -middle income market -well-developed financial, legal, communications, energy, and transport sectors -stock exchange that ranks among the 10 largest in the world -Unemployment rate = 26%

  5. Violence Against Woman in South Africa

  6. National Women’s Day- August 9th 3 lesbians were murdered, believed to be because of sexual orientation South Africa is the first to bar discrimination in its constitution Human Rights and Policy Program was designed for police

  7. Child Migrants

  8. Child migration has become a big issue in South Africa. Each year, 1500 kids from Zimbabwean cross the border into South Africa in the hope of finding work. One in five Zimbabweans have HIV, putting many children in charge of their families. A Children’s Resource Center was created to care for these kids. It provides food and water but no overnight stay. Many gangs sit at borders and rape and steal from the illegal immigrants. Most children were between the ages of 7-14.

  9. HIV VACCINE

  10. Effective vaccine is still years away • Primary goals of clinical trials are to establish a safe dosage and trigger the immune system • 80% of participants have seen people battle with the virus • Must make 4 year commitment to visit the clinic at regular intervals • Participants must be HIV negative, have a health screening, and have counseling

  11. ARTICLES • SOUTH AFRICA-ZIMBABWE: South Africa draws child migrants • ZIMBABEW: Child migrants seek a better life in South Africa • SOUTH AFRICA: Vaccine trial volunteers contributing to AIDS fight • SOUTH AFRICA: Microbicide trials - what's in it for participants? • South Africa: Lesbians Targeted for Murder • South Africa: Tide of violence against womem drowns out homophobia

  12. Sources • South Africa Draws Child Migrants." Irin News. 20 Sept. 2007. United Nations. 20 Sept. 2007 <http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=74400>. • "Child Migrants Seek a Better Life in South Africa." Irin News. 03 Sept. 2007. United Nations. 03 Sept. 2007 <http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=74083>. • "Vaccine Trail Volunteers Contributing to AIDS Fight." Irin News. 10 Sept. 2007. United Nations. 15 Sept. 2007 <http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=74209>. • "Microbicide Trials- What's in It for Participants?" Irin News. 5 Sept. 2007. United Nations. 15 Sept. 2007 <http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=74136>. • "Lesbians Targeted for Murder." Irin News. 9 Aug. 2007. United Nations. 15 Sept. 2007 <http://us.oneworld.net/external/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhrw.org%2Fenglish%2Fdocs%2F2007%2F08%2F08%2Fsafric16617.htm>. • All pictures are courtesy of the internet

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