text: population) and for the 88O,O0O Asi.ans (3 per cent of the populacion) htho liee in South Af rica. 125. Tbe daily experience of, discrinination for nany black South Afrtcan children starts in a Bantustan vJnere, in a typical case, alnost halt the children die of malnutrilion and related diseases before Che age of 5. fionen and children constit'uteanincreasingproportionotresidentsintheBantustansbecauseEhelack of emplq/nent there drives over balt the econonically active men to work in mines and cities away fron horne fol about 11 months each year and leads to 70 per cent unemploynent f or r,romen. 126. In this setting of extreme poverty and disrupted family life, many African children in rural South Atrica lack access to any schools' Those that are auailable are generally primary schools h,ith relatively fee secondaly schools and alnost no hiqb schools. Schools are established in f,arm areas according to the decision of hrhite farners !.ho frequently consider a feht years of education to be enough for young Africans. As reqards training and employnent in ruraL areas' there is virtually none available in vier. of the generally high unenploynent rates. ALthough various crops are grown in the Bantustans, lhe possibility of tarming. even on a subsistence basi's, is lirnited by the poor soil and, conseduently. the toII of poverty. hunqer and malnutrition is only relieved by the enployment of nen and i{onen vrho leave their homes to work as migrant labourers in "white South Afr ica" . 12?. The ruLes of apartheid make it ditticult for children to leave the Bantustans to seek opportunitiin the urban areas. If a black South Afrrcan !'onan is to obtain any of the very few jobs available that pernit legal residence in an urban area, she rnust generally agree to a contract which stipulates ehere she musc live and which prohibits her bringinq children or other dependants into Ehe urban area.
analysis: The text describes the living conditions of black South African children in rural areas, focusing on the lack of access to education, employment, and basic necessities due to poverty, discrimination, and apartheid rules. The text highlights the challenges faced by families in these areas, including malnutrition, unemployment, and limited opportunities for education and employment.