Vorg Africa RSS feed Africa tag at the Vorg blog http://vorg.ca/tag/Africa All items Copyright 2001-2004 by their respective authors en-us There's unbelievably terrible, and then there's... http://vorg.ca/3272-Theres-unbelievably-terrible-and-then-theres... ]]> http://vorg.ca/3272-Theres-unbelievably-terrible-and-then-theres... chrisdye rugby south africa anthem 2010-01-11T22:01:37-05:00 http://vorg.ca/3272-Theres-unbelievably-terrible-and-then-theres...#replies Go Winterboks! http://vorg.ca/3186-Go-Winterboks African Nations Cup of Ice Hockey will be taking place from September 19-26 in Johannesburg, South Africa, between Algeria (who are fresh off their first ever victory against a French Division II team), South Africa (who I witnessed lose all of their games in the IIHF Div. IIB World Championships last May) and Morocco (who I know nothing about).
I will let you know exciting details as they are made available!]]> http://vorg.ca/3186-Go-Winterboks chrisdye international hockey South Africa Algeria Morocco 2009-08-24T16:11:09-04:00 http://vorg.ca/3186-Go-Winterboks#replies How To Make Apartheid Look Good http://vorg.ca/3151-How-To-Make-Apartheid-Look-Good South Africa Rape Survey

Holy shit. 25% of men in this regional survey admit to rape. 10% of men admit to being raped by other men. The whole thing seems completely unbelievable.]]> http://vorg.ca/3151-How-To-Make-Apartheid-Look-Good vinny9 south africa rape wtf 2009-06-18T14:39:36-04:00 http://vorg.ca/3151-How-To-Make-Apartheid-Look-Good#replies The Click Song http://vorg.ca/2988-The-Click-Song Miriam Makeba died today. She was a terrific South African folk singer in the 60s, with hits such as "Click Song" and Pata Pata:



and as cheesy as Paul Simon can be, this is a pretty moving rendition of Nkosi Sikeleli Africa with Miriam Makeba and Ladysmith Black Mombaso:

]]> http://vorg.ca/2988-The-Click-Song chrisdye Miriam Makeba folk South Africa 2008-11-10T14:49:16-05:00 http://vorg.ca/2988-The-Click-Song#replies In your face, Mongolia! http://vorg.ca/2775-In-your-face-Mongolia South Africa beat Mongolia 12-4 to win the silver medal in the International Ice Hockey Division III World Champions.

South Africa also beat Greece, Turkey and Luxembourg, before finally falling to those dirty Commies from North Korea . They therefore are promoted to Division II next year, to face powerhouses like Belgium, Serbia and Spain.

]]> http://vorg.ca/2775-In-your-face-Mongolia chrisdye South Africa hockey Ijsboks 2008-04-14T18:40:01-04:00 http://vorg.ca/2775-In-your-face-Mongolia#replies What's it like in Nairobi, Kenya? http://vorg.ca/2402-Whats-it-like-in-Nairobi-Kenya? a detailed post in the forums describing the situation there. It's a fascinating read, here's a snippet:
Just like the world's largest slum (in terms of population per square meter [yes, that is correct. Over one million people in two square kilometers]), Kibari, "doesn't exist" according to the government. It's just a big open air market. Because Kenya doesn't have any slums, you know. Not even Mathare (another "not a slum") where the murder rate per day is comparable to Oakland CA's per /week/...in a space just over a square kilometer.
]]> http://vorg.ca/2402-Whats-it-like-in-Nairobi-Kenya? dustin Africa politics economy 2007-04-22T20:27:36-04:00 http://vorg.ca/2402-Whats-it-like-in-Nairobi-Kenya?#replies