Friday, April 26, 2024
South Africa is a country that is known for its diverse cultures, breathtaking landscapes, and vibrant cities. It is also a country that has a complicated history of racial inequality and discrimination. However, in recent years, South Africa has made significant strides towards achieving travel equality for all its citizens […]
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHb-dwQks1U] Africa can be a little more of a challenge to backpack than Europe, Asia and the Americas due to the lack of established transport, but that's part of the adventure. While South Africa has a solid tourism infrastructure, it's tropical neighbor, Mozambique is still the new kid on […]
While it’s useful to know the stats – how many people in how many countries speak which languages – this doesn’t always translate into the answer to the question: which are the most influential languages in the world? The influence of a language is more complex than the raw data. […]
Growing up, I always wondered why everyone wanted to go to the USA. Like, why are y’all crazy about going to the USA? Today, I know better. Having been to the States a couple of times myself, I see and understand why people want to visit the country at least […]
The evolution of mobile networks across the African continent, and how countries here have leveraged technological advances to improve quality of life of the locals, can teach a lesson or two to developed nations that are already seasoned users of high-speed wireless connectivity and high-tech mobile devices. With mobile penetration […]
Imagine having to walk half an hour to collect clean drinking water, or worse, walking the same distance for water that is dirty and diseased. This is the reality for close to 300 million people in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2000 the United Nations introduced the Millennium Development goals. One of those […]