1. UNIT 7: AFRICA South Africa: After Apartheid

2. Election of 1999: Thabo Mbeki was elected President  ANC Member Major Issues:  High Crime Rate  Unemployment  Economy going into a recession  Foreign investment decreasing Mbeki’s Policies  Engaged in FREE-TRADE agreements with European Union, Japan, Canada, and United States Mbeki disputed that AIDS was caused by HIV.

3. UNIT 7: AFRICA Snap Shot of South Africa

4. Current Economic Situation South Africa – 29 th largest economy in the world; largest in Africa GDP: $555 billion (2011 estimate) Economic Growth: Increase 3.1% Currency: Rand (Zar)

5. Memberships World Trade Organization G-20 SACU (South African Customs Union) BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa)

6. Poverty Problem Unemployment: 25% (some argue up to 40%) 50% live below the poverty level (2000 estimate) 2010 World Cup of Soccer: Result – lots of investors into the country Today: High Poverty High Crime Rate Recession in 2009 Many people remain poor

7. Land Issues Land Distribution still a major issue Government wants 30% of farmland to blacks by 2014

8. Major Industries Mining (world’s largest producer of Platinum, Gold, and Chromium) Automobile Assembly Metalworking Machinery, textiles, iron and steel, chemicals, fertilizers, foodstuffs (According to World Bank Report, South Africa ranks 35 out of 183 for ease of doing business)

9. AIDS in South Africa South Africa has the 2 nd highest AIDS/HIV patients in the world 1/7 is infected with the illness -5.6 million living with HIV -310,000 died in 2009 Retroviral drugs available through state funding Life expectancy: 49.41 years