Water in South Africa

Water in South Africa:
• Women collecting water for basic needs can be killed by crocodiles
• 12 million people in South Africa lack access to potable water
• 24 million lack basic sanitation
• Children miss school because they are ill from contaminated water
• The lack of sanitation is a contributing factor to water pollution
• Whites have preference when water is scarce
• While lawns are being watered, black communities are in drought

Laws have been enacted to:
• Ensure that every south African has access to 25 liters of fresh water a day (6 gal)
• This source of water must be within 200 meters of their home
• Repeal the laws that allow whites preference when water is scarce
• Charging people who use water for non-basic needs twice as much

Haffajee, Ferial. "South Africa: water for everyone." 13 Sept. 2008 .