Even More of my Favourite Things....

There are many, many good things about South Africa.  It is these good things that will ensure that I never succumb to any desire to emigrate.

We have an average of 8.5 hours sunshine daily!

You've heard that Africa is 'wild'?  Well, in South Africa we have modern cities with skyscrapers and shopping malls and world-renowned restaurants.  Below is a picture of the Johannesburg CBD.

We have modern hotels lining the beach in our seaside cities.  Below is Durban beachfront in KwaZulu Natal

We have major contrasts in our landscape with some regions being semi-desert

while others are rain-forests

Apart from our wildlife and wonderful scenery our country is also blessed with great mineral wealth, particularly diamonds, gold and platinum.

In South Africa we have few natural disasters, the worst I can recall in my lifetime being the occasional flood, one small earthquake that caused a bit of damage, and a tornado every now and again.  Loss of life due to natural disasters has been minimal.  The mining operations in our country are far more dangerous and take their toll in human life.

We have golf courses that look like this....

and any sport or outdoor activity under the sun that you could want to participate in.  Hot air balloons are one of the ways to enjoy our wonderful scenery.

Dare I say it again?

We have sunshine for an average of 8.5 hours per day.

Please visit again and find out more good things about my wild and wonderful homeland.

Ciao.

Commonwealth Games

Today I am a very proud South African.

As I write this, Team South Africa has bagged no less than 10 gold medals in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi!!! and the competition is only just past the halfway mark. This is no mean achievement considering that a batch of our top athletes dropped out of the Games at the last minute due to injuries.

What soured the entire thing a bit for me is that some people still found it necessary to jump on the racism bandwagon and criticise the fact that the team is not truly representative of the population in South Africa as it has a large percentage of white competitors.

Whatever happened to ‘may the best man/woman win’? Despite what some may think, all these competitors are, indeed, South African citizens and if they are the best the country has to offer I, personally, couldn’t care if the entire team is bright green!

I only clarify my race group in South Africa to illustrate a point when it is necessary e.g. on my blog I think it is necessary to mention it so that readers can understand where I’m coming from.

For the rest I am just a human being, citizen of South Africa.
Congratulations, Team South Africa. You have done us proud!


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