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Nomvuyo Victress
Age: 31
Home: Cape Town, South Africa
Nomvuyo Victress left her rural home in the Eastern Cape to move to Cape Town. Many South Africans head for the big cities looking for work and a better future, but the strategy is a gamble. Despite the end of apartheid the gap between rich and poor is growing.
Filed in: Africa, Trade

South African background:

Abundant natural resources including gold and diamonds with good infrastructure and communications
Apartheid left behind a large poverty gap as well as a culture of violence. Sexual violence in particular helps fuel South Africa’s high HIV rate
Apart from the human tragedy, AIDS kills key workers such as nurses and teachers, hitting both the economy and society

Filed in: Africa, Trade

South Africa

South Africa
population: 46.9 million
adult HIV rate: 21.5%
life expectancy: 49
unemployment rate: 30%