South Africa golfing has seen huge growth since the 1980s when our courses compared dismally with those of international standards in the rest of the world. Following negative feedback from local golfers who traveled abroad and reported back on the high quality of courses in other countries, local courses started major overhauling of the greens and facilities, and the effect…
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The Business Of Torture
On January 16, 2003, the European Court of Human Rights agreed – more than two years after the applications have been filed – to hear six cases filed by Chechens against Russia. The claimants accuse the Russian military of torture and indiscriminate killings. The Court has ruled in the past against the Russian Federation and awarded assorted plaintiffs thousands of…
Company Brings Hope To African Entrepreneurs
News reports often tell of the struggle to lift Africans out of poverty. One entrepreneur is doing her part to bring hope to that continent through a business endeavor that is now bringing its products to the world market. The desire to help others is what originally led South African Elmare Lombard to leave her successful psychological practice after 15…
Visit Gold Reef City
If you ever plan a trip to my home country, South Africa, make sure you have plenty of time to see everything! If you don’t have that much time, make sure to visit more than once, planning your trip around all of the provinces. South Africa covers around 4% of the continent’s land mass, but getting around is very easy.…
Find The Hospitality And Magic Of Africa S Waters
Scuba diving is an amazing activity that allows your body and mind to be active in a wonderful way. Seeing the world that exists underwater transposes you in a dream world full of creatures’ colors. If you are passionate about scuba diving and you are constantly looking for new places to go, Africa should definitely be one of your destinations…
African Safaris What Kind Are There
There are many types of African safaris. I always thought of a safari as something you did with John Wayne and chased big rhinos, or hunted elephants and lions. Not so. Certainly there are hunting safaris, but there are many other types, too. If you are planning on going on an African safari, you will want to familiarize yourself with…
Finding Cheap African Safari Tours
Many European people go to Africa to enjoy all there is to see. There are five star resorts and great entertainment and most hotels have access to some of the best safari companies in Africa. In America, people are beginning to catch on to the idea of visiting Africa. A lot of the people that would like to go on…
Safari In Africa
It is thought that safaris as we know them now, i.e. hunting wild animals, started as long ago as the nineteenth century, the term being coined by Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton, the English explorer, when gentlemen of a certain class took pleasure in killing beasts in their natural habitat, in order to prove their manhood and bag a trophy…
African Safaris Boast Spectacular Wildlife
When you are in Africa, you will obviously want to see animals. The best way to do this is to book yourself a place on a safari. Guided safaris leave regularly from all the biggest tourist destinations, and you can even arrange your own if you know what you’re doing and where you’re going. Africa boasts some of the most…
African Virtual Safari For Anyone
Safaris are absolutely fun and enjoyable, but then besides the real African safari there is the African virtual safari, which is considered as being just as good. What Is The African Virtual Safari? The African virtual safari is an option that you have to the real thing, and so rather than actually going to Africa and going out in the…