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Crime is one of our major problem but in the past we have hosted major sporting competition,big world conference with no incident reported.So Iam hopeful we will do the same,our criminal has a tendency to take a break when we have major events

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Nelspriut in Mpumalanga(Place of the sun) province,a world cup host.THIS city is one of the smallest in south but is a big tourist attraction.It is close to world renown Kruger National Park infact the stadium for 2010 is been build in the park,how cool is that(you can spot some lion hunting while watching soccer,only in Africa.

Hope you enjoyed all these pics,I have more but I want you to soak all this first.Yes if it took whiteman to develop this country and why should I complain about it?,What I know is my kids are growing in the country that can provide for them,yes there is AIDS,but we all know what to do not to be infected,yes there is crime and our police are coming with all the measures to combat it.Every country have its own problems,the question is do you feel your goverment/people iare doing something about it or you have no hope?.South Africans have hope,we defeated apaartheid and we can conquer every challenges we might face.Our slogan is ALIVE WITH POSSIBILITY.see you in 2010

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Bloemfontein SA sixth Largest city,world cup host city

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Madiba Bay is Africa’s City of the Year
Wednesday, 19 December 2007

Nelson Mandela Bay won the Best African City of the Year award at the World Leadership Awards held in London earlier this month.

The City also won first prize in the Health category for the Emmanuel Haven project; a Christian response to HIV and AIDS made up of a research unit, an anti-retroviral clinic, orphans club and Christian outreach programme.

The World Leadership Awards are organised by the World Leadership Forum. The non-governmental organisation promotes leadership by stimulating debate on leadership issues and highlighting the work of exceptional leaders.

More than 400 cities across the world are asked to submit projects for the Leadership Awards. These encompass a range of activities including; Architecture & Civil Engineering, Culture and the arts, Economy and/or Employment, Health, Housing, Sport, Urban Renewal and Town Planning.

Awards are then given to cities whose leaders have shown exceptional imagination, foresight or resilience and those cities that have reversed trends and acted as an example and inspiration to others.

For the first time since the inception of the awards in 2005, judges declared four cities to be City of the Year for their region. These were Nelson Mandela Bay (Africa), Las Vegas, USA (America), Amman, Jordan (Asia-Pacific) and Madrid, Spain (Europe).

An overwhelmed Executive Mayor Councillor Nondumiso Maphazi, said it was a special moment for Nelson Mandela Bay. “This has indeed proved that Nelson Mandela Bay is committed to working with the people in improving their lives for the better.

“The name Nelson Mandela Bay will continue to travel around the world, and serve as an outstanding marketing tool for attracting tourists, as well as local and international investors" she added.

In 2005 Nelson Mandela Bay’s entry The Red Location Museum of Struggle won the Architecture & Civil Engineering Category, while their Sustainable Community Planning entry won the Town Planning category.

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I am so proud of South Africa,look at this stadium in Cape Town,the completion date is somewhere late next year but it is almost complete ahead of schedule.the pics where taken on the 06/08/08

Nigerian Mohammed Bello Abubakar, 84, has advised other men not to follow his example and marry 86 women.

The former teacher and Muslim preacher, who lives in Niger State with his wives and at least 170 children, says he is able to cope only with the help of God.

"A man with 10 wives would collapse and die, but my own power is given by Allah. That is why I have been able to control 86 of them," he told the BBC.

He says his wives have sought him out because of his reputation as a healer.

"I don't go looking for them, they come to me. I will consider the fact that God has asked me to do it and I will just marry them."

But such claims have alienated the Islamic authorities in Nigeria, who have branded his family a cult

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7547148.stm

folahann:
You people should remember one thing, it is not only South Africa hosting this World Cup; it is the whole of Africa.
The matches will just be staged inside RSA but the whole continent is hosting.
Hope you guys come up with a very nice opening ceremony, hope you saw what China did to Olympics

The opening will be about Africa,it will make every African proud.Like I said maybe some of the people are not used to see  the country in Africa that it well developed and have a responsible government; instead of dissing why not learn,
Thabo Mbeki is a good president and when he wanted unconstitutional third term we quickly voted him out of the ANC presidency,the reason we did that was to put South Africa first,no one is bigger than the country.Yes JZ(Jacob Zuma) was not the best choice,but the man has history before the rape(where he was found acquitted) and  the pending corruption charges; he worked and serve the people with distinctions.His is the peoples choice at the moment.
We cant go the Zimbabwe route,because our situation is different,Zimbabwe had a president who wanted to rule forever,we dont.White Zimbabwean used to carry two passports one british and zimbabwean,most of the whites in south africa has only south africa to call home,they are more patriotic than most blacks in the country they want a succesful south africa for their children.
So I am sorry to tell  people like landis that south africa will be in this position for a very long time.We have forgiven white in our country why cant you?

I am an African: Roland Schoeman

5 December 2005

South African swimming sensation Roland Schoeman has turned down a multi-million dollar offer to represent the Gulf state of Qatar, saying it was of "tremendous importance to me that I am part of the vibrant, challenging, frustrating, beautiful and above all hopeful country I call home".

tpia:
I agree: remove the whites from South Africa and see how fast the place will collapse. (Modern) South Africa was designed for whites, not Africans.

which is another reason why you have miscreants like mpele running their mouths anyhow when they're talking to black people.


The beauty of places like Nigeria, Ghana, etc is that whatever we have achieved, or whatever infrastructure we have, has been done mainly by blacks and for blacks. That is something South Africa can never say.

So whatever job we are doing, whether good or bad, at least is being done independently. By the people and for the people.


On this basis alone, anyone comparing Nigeria and South Africa has missed road. There is no basis for comparison.

You want to promote south Africa- do so without bringing Nigeria into it.

I see you are in New Zealand
I am sure you are mixing with Maoris.

Eziachi:
I think you are giving RSA the body language that you absenteeism stems from finance rather than fear of violence. A Nigeria complaining about violent crime is like a fish complaining about water. People die in Nigeria everyday in the scope of an active war zone scenario. Nigeria police shoot and kill daily for as little as N20 (naira) bribe rufesal. Armed robbers rob banks in Nigeria for hours without any police in sight, Kidnapping is now gradually spreading beyong Niger Delta areas, dead people are still buried in Nigeria without any coroner's verdict or death certificate inside this 21st century.

I have been to South Africa on business and holiday before, it has it's measure violent crime like any modern nation but if you know where to avoid at certain times and where not to be, you are relatively safe. South Africa is well away safer than Nigeria in terms  of crime/violence at least we knew through their statistics and data but till this moment, Nigerian police has neither data record of crime nor any crime documentation method. shocking!!!!!!!!

Eziachi thank you,I will post you more pics,my wife is complaining now,I need to attend to her.

landis:
remove the HANDS of OYINBO from all these and in 5yrs its GONE.

we have seen this in Zimbabwe; so I am not impressed.

Nigerian oil is discovered and it is drilled by oyibos,so what are you saying?are you telling me all companies in Nigeria are all local.
Here is the las vegas of Africa,Sun City it is must see

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landis:
Good pictures but I am not impressed.

These are 'oyinbo' developements.

Without the OYINBO, nothing would happen there; so no sahakara for us.

If you are MAN enough; simply annoying the oyinbo and SA would be worse than Zimbabwe within 6months.

So are you telling me that everything beautiful is white,every thing bad is black,get a life man.There have been more development in South Africa since Mandela became a president,south africa is more richer now than during aapartheid days infact Mandela took over a gorverment that was about to collapse.And we blacks rebuild it,because white had expertise we where wise enough to keep them.Today South Africa is producing black middle class at a fast pace,South Africa is creating more graduates,in twenty years time south african will be one of the most educated black african in the continent,along with Nigeria
We'v learned from Zimbabwe and the rest of Africa what not to do.
Anyway here are some of the pics of cape townAnd Joker I hope you will enjoy your stay.