A fast food chain in South Africa has delivered 15 burgers to organizations for the blind and visually impaired: through social media, the story of those 15 burgers reached more than 800,000 people, letting them know about the restaurant’s new Braille menu.
What made that strong impression? The burgers’ buns had messages in Braille written with sesame seeds.
(Source: globalvoicesonline.org)
Thousands of young people desperate to study—and their parents—pushed their way to the gates of the University of Johannesburg in South Africa Tuesday, where some 11,000 people were expected to vie for as few as 800 spots. One woman died in the crush.
Voters waited to cast their ballots in Alexandra Township in South Africa Wednesday. The ruling African National Congress Party faced its strongest challenge yet amid accusations that it has not done enough to alleviate poverty and provide services since gaining control in 1994.
A woman walked in front of burning tires during a protest over housing in the Mitchell’s Plain Township in Cape Town, South Africa, Monday. A lack of housing is a major issue facing the ruling African National Congress as voters head to the polls May 18 for local elections.
A boy played with a box over his head in the informal settlement of Masiphumelele in Cape Town, South Africa, Monday. The area was rebuilt within a week of a fire that destroyed 1,500 homes.
A boy, a resident of Masiphumelele shack settlement in Cape Town, South Africa, looked at the remains of his home after a fire destroyed more than 1,500 homes there Monday.
An honor guard marched at the opening of parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday. President Jacob Zuma delivered his State of the Nation Address.
This is the shocking moment a crocodile grabbed the trunk of a baby elephant, hoping to get lunch. The scene was captured by amateur photographer Johan Opperman while taking pictures of a family of African elephants grazing by a water hole in the Kruger National Park, South Africa. Hearing the calf’s distress calls, the herd of elephants immediately came to its rescue, scaring the croc off
Jeremy Flores of France placed second behind heat winner Bobby Martinez of the United States at the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay surfing championships on Thursday, July 15, 2010 in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa.
South African surfers take to the water in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the highest number of riders on a single wave at Muizenberg in Cape Town, September 26, 2010.
Lightning forks and rejoins itself over Table Mountain and Lion’s Head in Cape Town, South Africa. Central Africa is the area of the world where lightning strikes most frequently.
A fisherman tried to pack his net with sardines as hundred of people rushed to the beach to catch thousands of the fish arriving on the shore in Durban, South Africa.
