Violence in South Africa

Type :

Presentation

Pages :

13 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

01/19/2009

Category :

Arts & media

Sub category :

Journalism

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Summary :

Introduction.
History.
1. Before the apartheid.
2. During the apartheid.
3. After the apartheid.
Facts.
1. Crime and gun.
2. Women and AIDS.
3. Different forms of discrimination.
Reactions.
1. In South Africa.
2. In Africa.
3. In the world.
Conclusion.
Lexicon.
Bibliography.

Abstract

While south africa is one of the richest countries of africa, why is there so much violence? 25 of the biggest African firms are south African, and its economy is the largest and the most developed on the continent. It grows by 5% every year. Yet, south africa has a high rate of unemployment and of poverty too. More over, and that is the point, it has the highest crime and rape rate on the continent, and almost the highest in the world. south africa has a large population of Black, White and Colored people - as they are called - like Asian or Indian people. That is why it is called "the rainbow nation", an expression that you will find in every document about south africa. It is a country where multicultural diversity is developing. Black people are the majority. Yet, they are not the more powerful as we could think. More than 75% of the south African population belongs to Christian churches. The other major religious groups are the Hindus, Muslims and Jews. In south africa, violence is quite rampant (rape, discrimination, crime...).