South+Africa-Jb-Fall10

South Africa



Primary Documents-

[|www.dwaf.gov.za/.../Minister**Speech**es/2008/Parliament11Mar08.doc] - This document is a speech made by Mrs Lb Hendricks, Minister of water affairs and forestry about the water crisis in South Africa. According to Mrs Hendricks there is no water crisis, their rainfall is on track and that their water storage is average and is fine as of now. Also she said that they are well planned for and that the water shortage is not due from poor planning. []- This is a speech made by speaking about how if they dont do something about their issue now, their water crisis will become severe soon. Also they talk about what they are planning on doing in the future an the projects and programs that they will start.

Artifact 1 This picture is showing a man digging a hole to try to find clean water. Most of their water is filled with chlorea or disease. This is just one of the struggles that citizens in South Africa go through to get clean water. []

Artifact Two The chart above is a collection of data over the past century of the money invested in their water every decade. The invesment on water is the lowest it has ever been in the last century and that is part of the reason for the water scarcity issues and the cleaness of the water. Many people have died from the lack of water an the diseases an chemicals in the water. []

Artifact Three The photo aboves shows a boy drinking out of a water faucet, this is significant because this is a community faucet not just that familes. Families in South Africa only have maybe one or two sources of clean water in the city or community, if that. Also families have limited amounts that they can get from the tap. []