Zwelihle Playground Project

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The MSU student, Tristina, took pictures of Zwelihle, the black residential area where her playground project took place. In South Africa, native Africans, or so-called blacks, were excluded from public resources until 1994. Even now, many blacks still live in underdeveloped residential areas because of the former racial segregation.

 

The American National Red Cross reported these black residential areas as follows:

Many South African blacks live in rural townships, massive conglomerations of metal shacks with little or no access to clean, safe water supplies or latrines....Recent studies show that 21 million South Africans live in unsanitary conditions, and at least 8 million do not have access to potable water, according to the Associated Press. Many people rely on river water for cooking, drinking and washing. (Kriner 2001)

Resource:

Kriner, Stepanie
2001 Cholera Spreads Through South Africa Townships. Electronic Document, http://www.redcross.org/news/in/health/010312cholera.html, accessed August 8, 2004.

 

This page was created by Tristina Brown, edited by Minnesota State University, Mankato student. Last Updated 08/15/04.