1. POVERTY IN
S.A

2. What is the gov doing to help
The people in s.a
*BUIDING RDP HOUSES
*FREE EDUCATION
*PROVIDING JOBS AND PAYING THE UNEMPLOYED R322 PER PERSON *

3. Govt spends R180 million on houses for ministers
"[In] Pretoria, 15 houses were purchased by the department since 2009 to date; in Waterkloof and Moreleta (Pretoria East). The total amount for all purchased properties is R68,195,116.
"[In] Cape Town, 19 houses were purchased by the department since 2009 to date... The total amount for all purchased properties is R115,691,721," she said.
Dividing the total amount spent by the number of houses gives an average price of R5.4 million.
This total was enough to build about 2000 RDP houses.

4. Eastern Cape a 'disaster'
"Poverty in Eastern Cape is a national disaster.
*The province has one of South Africa's highest unemployment rates;
*There is a high rate of alcohol abuse by men
*They have a low quality education.

6. Six million people seek jobs in SA
"Most of them are young black women without education and skills,"
thousands of South Africans felt ignored "living in slum shacks, collecting water from taps in the street, even having to use bucket toilets".