Sani Pass - South Africa and Lesotho Border - Sani Pass, South Africa
  Sani Pass was established as a trader's route from the border of South Africa to Lesotho. Now it is a World Heritage site and a commonly traveled route from Lesotho into South Africa, even though it is a windy, ...

The Dilemma Between Journalist and Human Empathy
Ever since landing I find myself adding nine hours, wondering what time zone I’ve fallen into, wondering what our friends in South Africa aredoing, and perhaps what we would be doing were we still there. ...

Last Day in South Africa - Cape Town, South Africa
We had dinner at Mama Africa's. It was a cute little pub/restaurant on Long Street in Cape Town. They had some entertainment - percussionists and marimba players from somewhere in Africa.  They were very good. ...

‘Business Daily’ wins Diageo’s journalism award
The Business Daily, a publication of the Nation Media Group, has won the prestigious Diageo Africa Business Reporting Award (DABRA),...

Climate changes likely to cut South Africa’s maize production
Climate change could cut South Africa’s maize crop by 20 percent within 15 to 20 years as the west of the country dries out while the east is afflicted with increasingly severe storms, Marthinus van Schalkwyk, the South African ...

Donald: South Africa Are Chokers
Former South Africa fast bowler Alan Donald admits that the Proteas deserve their label as 'chokers' given their past record.

South Africa 4 by Jonathan Leeman
Conference 1 last weekend ended very well. The Lord is gracious. For instance, one brother pastor told us that his understanding of church had gone through a complete paradigm shift. Others said similar things. ...

Noor Center speaker Wagdi Ghoneim arrested and deported from South ...
Hany Saqr’s HAMAS/Muslim Brotherhood buddy and previous speaker at Hilliard’s Noor Islamic Cultural Center, Wagdi Ghoneim, was arrested and deported from South Africa last week. This is yet another in a long string of expulsions for the ...

Telecoms operators raise the stakes in advertising market
The battle for advertising business in the telecoms sector has ended with a few big winners and many losers —...

Frontier markets steady despite global slowdown
International investors’ massive appetite for shares in both the Safaricom initial public offering in Kenya and Celtel’s IPO in...

Shower gels take turf war to deep rooted bar soaps
Walking down the aisles in supermarkets, one sees shower gels scrambling for space with conventional soaps. Although they have not...

Urgent reforms needed to deal with graft
Kenya and most of the Third World have denied themselves any meaningful development because of the monster of corruption. Corruption...

Stellenbosch and our Wine Tour - Stellenbosch, South Africa
Stellenbosch, South Africa Yesterday we spent the day on a wine tour in Stellenbosch.  Stellenbosch is near Cape Town and is said to have over 160 wineries.  We decided to join a tour leaving our hostel - which was a ...

Stellenbosch and our Wine Tour - Stellenbosch, South Africa
Good news for US fans of Olympic soccer who are worrying about not being able to see the games. NBC feels our pain and will be creating four special Olympic channels for the games, including one devoting twelve hours a day to men’s and ...