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Trip Advice for South Africa, Swaziland, Namibia, and Botswana

Written by Dave Preface:  The following information was submitted to me in 2000 by a traveler named Alexander.  Having been to South Africa and Botswana in 2008, his tips and warnings still hold true.  The photos are mine. Sunrise mokoro ride - Okavango Delta, Botswana I lived in Southern-Africa, including South-Africa, until 1995, and traveled the whole area extensively. Also, I visited South-Africa, Swaziland, Namibia, and Botswana last April. There are many group-travels ava

HIV AIDS Information - Lynx to Partner with Until There’s A Cure and Minnesota Aids Project - OurSports Central

Lynx to Partner with Until There’s A Cure and Minnesota Aids Project - OurSports Central MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL - The Minnesota Lynx, Until There’s A Cure ®(UTAC) and the Minnesota Aids Project ®(MAP) are teaming up to assist in the struggle against HIV/AIDS by hosting ‘AIDS Awareness Night’ when the Lynx take on the Phoenix Mercury on HEALTH: Fighting AIDS in Conservative Mauritania - Inter Press Service NOUAKCHOTT, Aug 4 (IPS) - Campaigners against HIV/AIDS in Mauritania face an uphil

Are You Still Buying into the Levis Legend?

Still on the subject of the down side of globalisation – my bugbear for the week – it came to light this week that US clothing companies Levis and Gap have been negligent in their corporate social responsibilities in Lesotho, Africa. Water pollution, the dumping of hazardous waste onto unguarded landfill, and the exposure of locals to environmental pollution are hallmarks of the third world manufacturing paradigm. These companies seem to hire third contractors for manufacturing, in this case

Hip Green Goods for Eco-Aware Guys

When researching companies and products to use in this blog, I’ve noticed that most of the sites I visit are specifically directed towards green-minded women. The “eco-list” I maintain is filled with companies that make lingerie, swimsuits, dresses, t-shirts, jewelry and handbags for women, and the products and companies focused on the needs of men are few and far between. In an effort to appeal to all (or at least more) of my readers, I’m decided to dedicate this, and the next few posts, to g

Baobab Tourist Services

Baobab Tourist Services has been working in the tourism for over 15 years now, hereby gaining the experience and knowledge as required to provide all their clients with the great travel options they are searching to enjoy. A dynamic organization with global potential, specializing in travel within the continent of Africa, Baobab Tourist Services is aimed at providing customer satisfaction at all times, ensuring that they meet all the needs and demands of all individual clients who turn to them

Report Exposes Dangerous Conditions Of GAP Factory For Children

Africa (ChattahBox) - A Sunday Times report has exposed the dangerous conditions being created by a GAP factory in Africa, where chemical waste is being dumped into rivers, and into unsecured dump sites where children as young as three are often found picking through. The Lesotho plant has allegedly been dumping various forms of waste, such as needles, chemicals, and caustic soda into unsecured sites, where children will later go to work for hours a day. They have complained of various m

Report Exposes Dangerous Conditions Of GAP Factory For Children

Africa (ChattahBox) - A Sunday Times report has exposed the dangerous conditions being created by a GAP factory in Africa, where chemical waste is being dumped into rivers, and into unsecured dump sites where children as young as three are often found picking through. The Lesotho plant has allegedly been dumping various forms of waste, such as needles, chemicals, and caustic soda into unsecured sites, where children will later go to work for hours a day. They have complained of various m

Six in court over Lesotho plot Sapa

Published:Aug 03, 2009Pakalitha MosisiliArticle Tools Print E-MailSave and ShareSix people appeared in the Bloemfontein Regional Court today for the attempted assassination of Lesotho Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili in April this year.Nine held over plot to kill Lesotho PM4 killed, one held in Lesotho plotThe matter was postponed to August 25 in the same court for further investigation.Gunmen opened fire on and stormed Mosisili’s residence in Lesotho’s capital Maseru on April 22.Lesotho Comm

UPDATE ON HOW TO GET NEW LAPTOP FOR N15,000

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GAP and Levi latest to face ‘sweatshop’ claims

Poor health and environmental standards in factories in the developing world pops up as an issue on a fairly regular basis. This time it is the turn of GAP and Levi’s to be under the spotlight, as it is their suppliers in Lesotho that are being ‘exposed’ by the media. Not long ago, UK high street retailer Primark faced the same issue and came out of it reasonably well, but GAP and Levi’s have very different brand images to Primark, and therefore need to be seen to be responding to this issue mor

Life Expectancy for World Countries in 2009

Recently I read somewhere about life expectancy comparing the USA vs my home-Country; Canada. It had me wondering what the rest of the world would be like in comparison, so I gathered some information here to share with you. [ InfoPlease -->] Find the average life expectancy for each country and the world. As of 2009, the country with the highest life expectancy is Macau at 84.4 years; the country with the lowest life expectancy is Swaziland at just 31.9 years. The average lifespan for th

AGOA Eligible Countries

The Africa Growth and Opportunity Act authorizes the President to designate countries as eligible to receive the benefits of AGOA if they are determined to have established, or are making continual progress toward establishing the following: market-based economies; the rule of law and political pluralism; elimination of barriers to U.S. trade and investment; protection of intellectual property; efforts to combat corruption; policies to reduce poverty, increasing availability of health care and e

Western Companies destroying Lesotho.

Gap factory dumping chemical wasteSapa-AFPPublished:Aug 02, 2009Article Tools Print E-MailSave and ShareA factory that produces jeans for US clothing retailers Gap and Levi Strauss is illegally dumping chemical waste in Lesotho, posing a major hazard to children.Sunday Times reported that it had discovered that the plant, operated by Taiwanese firm Nien Hsing, was pouring dark blue effluent into a river used for cooking and bathing.The paper also alleged that the firm was dumping needles, razo

Western Companies destroying Lesotho?

Clothing Giants Promise Action On Toxic Waste11:28am UK, Sunday August 02, 2009Emma Hurd, Africa correspondentTwo of the world's biggest clothing retailers have promised urgent action after their manufacturing operations were exposed as causing serious environmental damage in Africa.Gap and Levi Strauss are supplied by a factory in Lesotho (Pic: Sunday Times)Gap and Levi Strauss are both supplied by a factory in the tiny nation of Lesotho that has been found to be polluting waterways and dumping

Econet pumps $94m into Zimbabwe

By Our Correspondent HARARE – Econet Wireless International (EWI), a major international cell-phone operator owned by self-exiled Zimbabwean entrepreneur Strive Masiyiwa, has pumped US$94 million into Zimbabwe to expand its network.  Buoyed by the relative economic stability ushered in by the government of national unity between President Mugabe, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara, EWI shareholders are promising more funding to bankroll the next phase o

Disease In The Water And Child Labor

Pointing out the obvious (again) when there is a “caught ya moment,” reported in the news, there is always a follow up or rather comment saying, “we will investigate.”With the discovery of water pollution occurring (again) and years of environmentalist in different regions raising the warning flags about the pollution of WATER – why are we still seeing the WATER supplies (on a global scale) being contaminated with everything?Back in the 60’s and 70’s, here in the United States, there was upheava

African dream turns sour for orphan army

Nothing grows here in the shadows. There is only desolation in the tired soil at Paballo Marumo’s cracked and filthy feet. Her shoes, the thin plastic sandals worn by children across the townships of southern Africa, are gone. “Stolen!” she tells me in her language, Sesotho. At eight years old she sits hopelessly at the bottom of the rubbish dump hierarchy. “Gap! Gap! Gap!” comes the sudden cry from the 12-year-old leader of a destitute army of rag pickers patrolling the vast waste dump before

Gap Factory a Danger to African Children

According to a report by the Sunday Times, a factory that makes jeans for Gap and Levi Strauss is illegally dumping chemical waste in a river where it poses a hazard to children.The scandal was uncovered by a Sunday Times investigation into pollution caused by a plant in Lesotho, southern Africa, which supplies denim to the two companies. Dark blue effluent from the factory of Nien Hsing, a Taiwanese firm, was pouring into a river from which people draw water for cooking and bathing.The firm was

Nestlé’s public relation machine exposed

This paper gives an overview of the campaign against Nestlé and responds to arguments Nestlé has used in the recent past in letters, booklets and briefings. Also see the Your Questions Answered page and Boycott News, which is archived in the resources section. NEW: Click here to download the April 2005 version of this paper.

Lesotho Ladies style

The traditional hat of Lesotho. http://www.galenfrysinger.com/lesotho_womens_clothing.htm