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"He's my friend. He helps me. It doesn't matter that he's not the proper color."
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| Ten years ago, South Africa's white minority feared reprisals would follow the lifting of apartheid. For the most part, skillful government policies have prevented mass violence. But the country's murder rate remains high: 15,000 South Africans were killed in the first nine months of 2001. At Justin's house, in the fertile lowlands of the country's Eastern Cape province, dogs warn the family of intruders. Justin's father sleeps with a loaded gun under his mattress. There is one hopeful sign in Justin's life, however. His best friend at school is black. |
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| Gross National Income Rank (of 207, 1999) |
88th |
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| GNI per Capita (USD, 1999) |
$3,170 |
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| Percentage of Pop. Under 14 Years (2000, est.) |
35% |
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| Life Expectancy at Birth (in years, 1999) |
48 |
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| Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births, 1999) |
62 |
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| Child Malnutrition (% underweight, 1999) |
9% |
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| Access to Improved Water (% pop., 1999) |
86% |
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| Health Spending (% of GDP, 1997) |
7.1% |
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| Ratio, Doctors to People (1996) |
1:1,049 |
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Primary School Enrollment
(average for region, 1998) |
60% |
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| Female Net School Enrollment (1997) |
No data |
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| Education Spending (% of GDP, 1996) |
8% (1997) |
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| Compulsory Education |
10 yrs |
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| Literacy Rate (2000, est.) |
Men, 86% Women, 85% |
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Data Sources: World Bank Atlas 2001, Facts on File
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