Celia W. Dugger. (2009, August 25). In Shift, South Africa Embraces Report Critical of Its Health Policy :[Foreign Desk] New York Times (Late Edition (east Coast)), p. A.4. Retrieved December 3, 2009, from New York Times. (Document ID: 1844411181).
Growing voter dissatisfaction - from poor black voters lacking jobs, clean drinking water, and sanitation to middle-class and richer voters worried about the rise in crime - has created a political opportunity for disgruntled members of the African National Congress party to challenge their former comrades, and for disgruntled voters to have their voices heard.
Scott Baldauf. (2008, December 16). New rival to test South Africa's ANC. The Christian Science Monitor,p. 5. Retrieved December 3, 2009, from Christian Science Monitor. (Document ID: 1612514741).
Expanding efforts to prevent mothers from infecting their babies and to discourage people from having multiple sexual partners, as well as moving urgently to routinely offer circumcision to men -- a relatively simple surgical procedure proved here in South Africa to more than halve their risk of infection -- could help the government achieve its goal of halving new infections
Lindow, Megan. "South Africa's Rape Crisis: 1 in 4 Men Say They've Done It." June 20, 2009.http:// HYPERLINK "http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1906000,00.html" www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1906000,00.html (accessed October 14, 2009).
The rape in South Africa is worse than people thought. 25% of South African men have admitted to committing rape. To men, it is a sign of power, which is probably the reason they do it. However, to society as a whole, it is sickening. The rates of rape in this country are higher than that of any country in the world.
USA Today, "S. Africa: Murder rate down slightly." September 22, 2009.http:// HYPERLINK "http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2009-09-22-south-africa_N.htm" www.usatoday.com/news/world/2009-09-22-south-africa_N.htm (accessed October 14, 2009).
South Africa, notorious for high murder and rape statistics, is slowly getting better. Although the rates of murder have decreased in the past year, they are still uncommonly high. The statistics show that there are about 50 murders a day, in a country of 50 million people. Other crime rates have also decreased significantly, which is slowly creating an environment where women and children can feel safe.
By Spencer Kabelac
