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IT CAN NO LONGER BE DOUBTED THAT we are living in an age of unceasing crisis. And South Africa can no longer be considered as an exception in the socio-economic problems it faces. At home and abroad, we face unyielding economic instability, explosive political...
Here in South Africa we see a state which fails to function at the most basic level. It fails to provide water, electricity, functioning sewage systems – the most fundamental utilities.
…We face social and economic disasters associated with having one of the highest rates of unemployment in the world…Unemployment and the associated social crises of gender-based violence, substance abuse, racism and xenophobia are a national emergency.
By Jeff RudinStreet protests have become an almost daily occurrence in recent times. Water figures prominently amongst the triggers of such public anger. A complex of inter-related political, financial and technical factors are involved. In this the second part of his...