Ten Bompas Hotel Sandton
10 Bompas Rd, Dunkeld West Sandton, Gauteng, 2196, South Africa
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First Work Stint Done!
Not much to report, returned from the Kruger via minibus yesterday afternoon after 5 full-on days. A quiet day in the hotel with a visit to the Eastgate Shopping Mall across the road while I wait until my flights back to Perth & Brisbane tonight at ...
SOWETO. Crunch time . . .
... is heads turning to reconfirm the presence of the white girl. I feel eyes lock on me as we pass. An alien, very white (and becoming whiter) face in a tight community. The UAE's very mixed and colourful society seems a world away now and i cant help but notice i haven't seen another white face in the last hour of driving. I don't want to car journey to end, feeling the safety of the confinement around me. Tshifh gives me a detoured guide through a little of Soweto before we pull up ...
Back to South Africa, after 4 day trip to S
... don’t have any more meals at local restaurants.
NOTE - The currency here, and Zimbabwe, for tourists are US dollars, Euros and SA. Rands. In Zimbabwe, the currency is entirely foreign currencies. The local currency totally went crazy when Mugabe started his tricks. So, I now have in my possession a ‘100 Trillion Dollar note’ issued by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe. No kidding! I also have a ‘10 billion dollar note’ ...
Trial of the Senior Citizen
... theme as that Mugabe wasn't guilty of violating rights of gays because he was just acting based on the majority of his country and their beliefs. When the majority speaks, the leaders must follow. That is what a democracy is...South African democracy is indeed new so perhaps that's why they have this view. A democracy is supposed to protect the minorities from the majority. If the majority wants to oppress ...
Catch up time
... class once so there will be more to update soon.
3) Human Rights and the Media- Now this class will probably be the toughest because the professor has the thickest/ heaviest Russian accent. It is terribly difficult to understand him, and the South African students have an even harder time. So far however, we have covered the issue of free speech and the distinction of free speech vs freedom OF speech. We talked about how there can be no such thing as free ...



