Conclusions
I'm finding it hard to come up with a summary for this blog; although I've learned and researched a lot, I'm leaving with far more questions than that I've answered. I'd like to conclude with some of the most important things I've learned regarding water, race and power in South Africa: There are extreme inequalities in how water gets provisioned in South Africa, and many of these inequalities fall along racial/class divides These issues are systemic, and current policies are not adequate in solving them. Issues are highly complex and regionalized, and a solution that works for one community might not work for another. Colonial power structures are the root cause of this extreme water inequality, in particular policies established by the British government prior to independence. There is no easy, equitable solution to grant free flowing water to everyone. Any close solution will require immense amounts of time, funding and political will. These barriers s
