Category Archives: Africa

FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa threatened by racial tension, violent crime

Posted on April 9, 2010 by An alien Earthling

This was a post that I originally wrote for truthDive In less than 10 weeks from now, most inhabitants of planet Earth will be in the firm grip of an “illness” that is sure to have a much wider geographical … Continue reading →

Posted in 2010 FIFA World Cup, 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, 2010 World Cup, Africa, African National Congress, Afrikaans, Afrikaner genocide, Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging, Afrikaners, ANC, André Visagie, AWB, Boer people, Boerevolk, brutal murder of AWB leader, brutal violence against Afrikaner farmers, ET funeral, ET murder, ethnic cleansing, Eugène Terre’Blanche, Eugène Terre’Blanche murder, FIFA, football, genocide, genocide of Whites in South Africa, Julius Malema, politics, race relations, racial tension, rape, Robert Mugabe, SA farm murders, soccer, soccer world cup, song with “kill the boer” lyrics, South Africa, sports, Terre’Blanche killing, Third World, Uhuru, violence against women, Volkstaat, Zimbabwe, Zuid-Afrika | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

A boon for poor girls and women

Posted on May 27, 2009 by An alien Earthling

Poverty has a greater effect on women than it does on men. That’s because women’s needs are more complex and they are usually treated as second-class citizens in most poor societies. Basic things that rich and middle-class women take for … Continue reading →

Posted in A. Muruganandam, adolescence, Africa, Asia, Coimbatore, developing countries, education, feminine hygiene, gender, gender issues, girls, girls' education, health, hygiene, India, innovations, life, low-cost sanitary napkins, machinery, menstruation, periods, physiology, poverty, puberty, rural schools, sanitary napkins, sanitary pads, school girls, schooling, schools, Self-Help Groups, SHGs, students, Tamil Nadu, Third World, women, women's issues, women's rights, world | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Slavery is not dead: DEATH to slavery!!!

Posted on October 28, 2008 by An alien Earthling

Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights proclaims: All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. Article … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Anti-Slavery International, barbarism, child slavery, crime, criminals, ECOWAS, exploitation, Hadijatou Mani, human rights, humans, justice, law, life, Mauritania, modern day slavery, news, Niger, poverty, random, rights, Sahara, sex slave, slavery, slavery in Africa, society, SOS slaves, sub-Saharan Africa, Sudan, The Community Court of Justice of the Economic Communit, thoughts, Touareg, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, wahiya, world | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

A billion people are facing starvation!

Posted on October 15, 2008 by An alien Earthling

If you are reading this post, I assume you would not have experienced starvation in your life. Certainly not prolonged starvation that has been forced on you by economic circumstances. But do you know how many people on this planet … Continue reading →

Posted in 2008 Global Hunger Index, Africa, Bangladesh, child mortality, child nutrition, Concern Worldwide, destitution, development, development indices, Germany, GHI, human development index, hunger, hunger in India, IFPRI, inclusive growth, India, Ingeborg Schaeuble, International Food Policy Research Institute, journalism, life, mainstream media, malnutrition, media, news, poor, poverty, random, South Asia, starvation, sub-Saharan Africa, thoughts, Welthungerhilfe, world, world hunger, yellow journalism | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

Africa, awake, arise and act! (Part 1)

Posted on September 23, 2008 by An alien Earthling

African leaders have warned that the lingering global financial crisis coupled with the collapse of talks on a world trade agreement could hinder the United Nations’ campaign to improve life for hundreds of millions of the world’s poorest. Africa, despite … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, agriculture, aid, China, civil wars, colonisation, corruption, crime, destitution, development, dictators, disease, Earth, Earthlings, economic exploitation, economic terrorists, economics, economy, exploitation, famine, farmers, farmers' suicides, farming, hope, Horn of Africa, human rights, humanity, India, international aid, Japan, malnutrition, Millenium Development Goals (MDG), mineral wealth, minerals, multi-national corporation, news, oil, oil reserves, politics, poverty, predatory corporations, random, Sahara desert, slavery, starvation, sub-Saharan Africa, subsistence farming, the E.U., the IMF, the U.N., the World Bank, the WTO, thoughts, thugs, tuxedoed thugs, U.S., wars | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

Madiba

Posted on July 20, 2008 by An alien Earthling

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, popularly known as Madiba in South Africa, turned 90 on July 18. Read more about him in this link. Madiba on a stamp issued by the former USSR . . . the 10 kopeck (1 rouble = … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, AIDS, apartheid, democracy, disparity, Earth, Earthlings, equality, fraternity, freedom, hero, history, HIV, hope, human rights, humanity, justice, liberty, life, Madiba, Nelson Mandela, Nobel Prize, politics, poor, poverty, random, revolutions, rich, rights, society, South Africa, struggle, sub-Saharan Africa, the U.S.S.R., thoughts, Truth, Ubuntu, world | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments