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Very detailed Africa travelogue with lots of information for anyone planning a trip. Indexed for easy reference. 11 Countries over 3 months.
3 months in Africa -- detailed travelogue, travel tips, indexed
Larry2006-05-27 03:11:54
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15 missing in the country's
flooding (and it would only get worse in the coming days, with the rains
being the heaviest since 1951). In Maputo and nearby Matola, hundreds of
homes are still underwater due to lack of proper drainage systems, giving
rise to fears of a major cholera and malaria outbreak -- and the rains have
also displaced 150,000 people in those two cities alone (when the Portugese
left their former colony, they did so with a scorched-earth policy, doing
things such as pouring cement down the sewers to prevent adequate drainage
in the cities. In the end, thousands of Mozambiqueans would lose their
lives or homes due to Portugal's vindictive behavior)...
Other news: Petrol rationing continues in downtown Harare (usually
between Z$400-Z$500 worth depending on the station). The manager of a Mobil
station in the CBD (Central Business District) was quoted as saying "Most of
the filling stations in the CBD received limited petrol suppplies... which
may last for three days if rationing is closely monitored"...
Other items in the paper: an ad for a Harare electronics store called
"Circuit Citi" [sic], and a political cartoon with the caption "Zimbabwe,
2000" under a picture showing the 1980 Lancaster House Constitution (the one
that remains in effect now that the recent referendum was voted down)...
there's a 4-page ad for the upcoming "Mobile Registration Programme" (where
the government drives to rural areas of the country to enable villagers to
register births, deaths, and sign up for voter registration), and the ad
lists the dates and various areas the mobile programme will be visiting...
there is news that a teen burgular (16) was sentenced to receive two strokes
of a rattan cane as punishment, as well as a report from South Africa that
South African president Thabo Mbeki offered Zimbabwe a loan of R800
...
See photographs from:
Botswana Gallery
,
Cape Verde Gallery
,
Kenya Gallery
,
Lesotho Gallery
,
Malawi Gallery
,
Mauritius Gallery
,
Swaziland Gallery
,
Tanzania Gallery
,
Zambia Gallery
,
Zimbabwe Gallery
I just thought it might be helpful for you to know how i am finding your system.
Thank you
Susan J, 2008-01-28 14:00:20