Open Question: Apartheid in South Africa ?

Can the effect of apartheid from years ago still be seen in South Africa? If so how?

20 Nov 2008, 9:45 am | click here for answers

Open Question: Can somebody translate this from BULGARIAN to ENGLISH? Thx!?

Kade si be dusha? strahotni snimki. Nadiavam se skoro da uspeya da se izmakna ot Africa i da doida da vi vidia.

20 Nov 2008, 9:21 am | click here for answers

Open Question: When is Fly season over in Djibouti Africa?

There are an ungodly amount of filth flies in the tiny country of Djibouti Africa. I know they are seasonal like every pest, but when will the season end?

20 Nov 2008, 8:53 am | click here for answers

Open Question: How much does it cost to import a car to South Africa or Swaziland?

I am looking to import my car from the UK to South Africa and was wondering how much it would cost. The car is worth around £200 (UK). I heard that it may be cheaper to import it to Swaziland then steer it across Sorry, i meant £2000

20 Nov 2008, 8:51 am | click here for answers

Open Question: Do the Arabs have got the fluence from the Black or White?

No racist on this question, I, myself interested in arab art and architecture, also the people there................I have talked to the arabs, many say they have got the influence of the art, architecture and their genes are of the ppl in meditternean area...........to the black ppl, they say that the arabs have got the black influence of the africa, so what's true? Edit : Okay friends, I have seen some asker on yahoo making some question which this question was affacted from........I do not sure what I have answered her was right? can you take a look at this link too? http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=App9QwvSfqHSNeU62qn.WZPsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20081120025208AAxhLUD&show=7#profile-info-WLRimCGjaa

20 Nov 2008, 7:19 am | click here for answers

Open Question: Does anyone know what the actual aims of the BNP are?

Sensible answers please. The BNP must be difficult pressed to say or do virtually anything that does not conflict with every the laws new labour has brought in to protect immigrants as well as those the Tories enacted below their watch. Most countries in the world have laws to protect their possess citizens from people coming in from overseas. It seems to me this government has allowed hundreds of thousands in with no checks on health or crime. Anyone bothered to check can look virtually every the gun and knife crime is carried out by black people. We know that by a photo or a name or some other clue the newspaper slips us. I am a guy of 64 completely without crime throughout my life.Not even a parking ticket! you can look therefore how horrified I am at talk of gun running,etc.We dont have a land frontier with Africa or asia.We are a island off the coast of northern europe. I have nothing against the black or asian people as such,only what so many of them do.This is their choice.They dont have to behave as many of them do. if they acted like we do I would probably say welcome. Thank you I mean checks on crime and health before they arrive into the country.

20 Nov 2008, 7:17 am | click here for answers

Open Question: Whats so bad about Empires? ?

Africa would be economically advantaged if the British Empire had survived. What we have now are several 'banana economies' struggling as their income depends on the export of one good (usually a crop). A modern democratic empire would benefit every of the commonwealth and ex commonwealth nations... Would it not?

20 Nov 2008, 6:57 am | click here for answers

Open Question: what season you prefer ?

1-in our area ( north africa ) i prefer summer .2 spring

20 Nov 2008, 6:55 am | click here for answers

Open Question: I have a question regarding life after death. can you help?

A topic in bible study was if a man from africa is born, lives his life, and dies never hearing the name of jesus and the concept of religion.. Does he go to heaven? What do you think? I pray that God's salvation will arrive over this nation and nations across the world and open people's eyes and keep their lives. I pray that you and others will be taken out of the chokehold of the devil, and captured by God and his mercy.

20 Nov 2008, 6:54 am | click here for answers

Open Question: now now a tribal dance?

Barbara Walters was doing a documentary on the customs of a tribe in Africa. While touring a reservation during the documentary she was puzzled as to why the difference in the number of feathers in the headdresses. So she asked a man who only had one feather in his headdress, his answer was: "Me only have one lady. One lady ... one feather." Feeling the first fellow was only joking she asked another man. This man had two feathers in his headdress and he replied, "Me have two women. Two women ... two feathers." Still not convinced the feathers indicated the number of sexual partners involved, she decided to interview the Chief. Now the Chief had a headdress full of feathers. Which, needless to say amused Ms.Walters. She asked the Chief, "Why do you have so many feathers in your headdress?" The Chief proudly pounded his chest and said, "Me Chief, me fcuk`em every. Big, tiny, fat and tall, me fcuk`em every." Horrified, Ms. Walters stated, "You ought to be hung." The Chief said, "You damn right me hung. Big like buffalo, long like snake." Ms. Walters cried, "You don`t have to be so hostile." The Chief replied, "Hoss-style, dog-style, wolf-style, any style...me fcuk`em every." With tears in her eyes, Ms. Walters cried, "Oh dear." The Chief said, "No deer. A$s too high, run too quick."

20 Nov 2008, 6:36 am | click here for answers

Open Question: Left wing, Right wing? Are you sick of two dimensional politics?

Can the left right spectrum still be applied to modern politics. We now have parties such as the Greens and South Africa has seen Left wing forms of nationalism (a trait usually associated with the right) with groups such as the ANC and PAC. Why is Black nationalism assosiated with the left while white nationalism is assosiated with the right? New Labour claims to be left, Conservitives claim to be right but can anybody really tell the difference between the two?

20 Nov 2008, 6:34 am | click here for answers

Open Question: Which is the official capital of South Africa?

Pretoria or Johannesburg?

20 Nov 2008, 6:17 am | click here for answers

Open Question: Business trip to south Africa - How much do I need as 'subsistance'?

I am going on a business trip in south africa for a charity. I have been told to draw up my expenses. Basically it will be for food and transport because I will stay with friends. The trip is 2 weeks how much should I ask for? I have never gone on a business trip before and also a bearing in mind that the org does not have much money but I do not want to be left out of pocket by the trip. Thanks for answers.

20 Nov 2008, 5:25 am | click here for answers

Open Question: Art history help 10 pts!?

1.A northern Maya group, known as the Itza, built a pyramid and chacmool in Chichen Itza and scholars believe chacmools were used as places for sacrificial offerings by the Itza people. True untrue 2.Primarily woven by the women, Andean Textiles contain a staggering 200 weft threads and are considered to be among the most complex tapestries found in the world. True untrue 3.West African gold financed the flowering of Islamic culture dating back as far as the 7th and 8th centuries and many of the countries that ringed the Meditteranean Sea wanted to be trading partners with Africa. True untrue 4.The Shona people of Zimbabwe were the first known people to smelt iron and use it in their sculptures. True untrue 5.The art of Benin, brass plaques and brass head portraits, are known widely as a royal art because only the oba of the tribe could commission works in brass. True untrue 6.big carved soapstone birds, carved by the cave dwellers of the Sub Sahara, were thought to be gods and were often seen in the pictographs on early cave walls. True False

20 Nov 2008, 5:03 am | click here for answers

Open Question: Is my friend Mr. Jean Kent from Cape town ,South africa is still living there or where is he now?

He is white man and tall mix Dutch

20 Nov 2008, 4:51 am | click here for answers

Open Question: Is Mr Jean Kent from Cape town South africa still living there?

He is white and tall man

20 Nov 2008, 4:42 am | click here for answers

Open Question: Couple of Questions about South Africa?

whast the difference between Afrikaner person and a Boer person. I've been reading and watching the movie "the power of one" and i'm whats the difference. Also, what group would the English fall into? And do most people in South Africa talk English? Thanks in Advance

20 Nov 2008, 4:26 am | click here for answers

Open Question: New Product Management ?

New Product Management You are assigned to develop a market for a product/service. You are asked to develop the consumers from unawareness stage to brand loyalty stage. Identify marketing techniques to be used in each stage to bring consumer to the final of brand loyalty. Explain the reasons for selecting the marketing techniques in each stage. Product: opening course by the Higher College of Technology Region: Central Africa

20 Nov 2008, 4:16 am | click here for answers

Open Question: What resources are in Africa that caused "the race for Africa"?

I have to prove that the new imperialism was a direct result of competition over resources. (I know Africa has resources, but what are the important ones) Thanks

20 Nov 2008, 3:45 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: using intermeidate directions what part of africa is niger in?

20 Nov 2008, 3:41 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: How would you rate England's one day team?

They are a good test team but are really por in one day cricket yes they defeated south africa in last series but it was only due to the reason that the south african players were sleepy and I think it is due to the reason that england have too many greedy players like kevin pieterson,Mattew hoggard, Steve harmison, samit patel to name a few but they also players who play for their team like James anderson, Michael vaughn, Stuart broad,Liam plunkett and Ed joyce and also don't you think england's domestic team Kent is better than the current england squad!! I mean needy!!

20 Nov 2008, 3:33 am | click here for answers

Open Question: How can we mitigate the impact of climate change in Africa?

US intelligence agencies are adding climate change to the factors contributing to global political and social instability in the coming century, and single out Africa as an area likely to be especially difficult hit. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27804489/ What actions should be taken to prepare Africa for the challenges of climate change?

20 Nov 2008, 3:18 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: india will make 3-0 with ease & grace with england ?

i think so england beating south africa was a fluke

20 Nov 2008, 3:11 am | click here for answers

Open Question: Will this ps2 game work in South-Africa with our ps2 consoles?

It says NTSC will it work? http://cgi.ebay.com/The-Th3-Plan-Playstation-2-PS2-COMPLETE_W0QQitemZ250328739741QQcmdZViewItemQQptZVideo_Games_Games?hash=item250328739741&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

20 Nov 2008, 3:04 am | click here for answers

Open Question: Art help 10 pts!!!!!!!!!!!?

1.A northern Maya group, known as the Itza, built a pyramid and chacmool in Chichen Itza and scholars believe chacmools were used as places for sacrificial offerings by the Itza people. True untrue 2.Primarily woven by the women, Andean Textiles contain a staggering 200 weft threads and are considered to be among the most complex tapestries found in the world. True untrue 3.West African gold financed the flowering of Islamic culture dating back as far as the 7th and 8th centuries and many of the countries that ringed the Meditteranean Sea wanted to be trading partners with Africa. True untrue 4.The Shona people of Zimbabwe were the first known people to smelt iron and use it in their sculptures. True untrue 5.The art of Benin, brass plaques and brass head portraits, are known widely as a royal art because only the oba of the tribe could commission works in brass. True untrue 6.big carved soapstone birds, carved by the cave dwellers of the Sub Sahara, were thought to be gods and were often seen in the pictographs on early cave walls. True False

20 Nov 2008, 2:47 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: Black people, do you think it is best for us to perserve the black race?

I sat down one day and I thought about the span of history for African people in the last 1000 yrs. When you really sit down and think about it. It seems as if the world would prefer if we just disappeared. We are fighting our destiny. The world does not want us here. Do you think it is wise for us to continue to race when each generation their situation gets worse and worse? Maybe the best thing is for us to die out. At least if we die out, we will never have to worry about about decendents suffering as the world becomes a more greedy and hateful place. We are out numbered by many. the caucasian race and the mongoloid race is merging together to form one massive eurasian race. Im so serious, I dont think anyone has looked at this seriously. every Europeans, Middle Easterners, South Asians, and Native people are considered Caucasian. Why are we here? Why are we fighting so difficult to be here? Lets be honest, when do you ever think there will be change for sub-saharan Africa? No one wants us here... i mean last 2,000 yrs i dont care about race..i adore every people...but everyday i am reminded of why i shouldnt be here..every due to my race people..look up the definiton for caucasoid..u guys havent done ur homework the world does want us gone..look at Africa..look at our situation in America and Europe...I think the world wouyld celebrate if sub-sahara africa was suddenly vaporized

20 Nov 2008, 2:41 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: Can you read this short essay i wrote on colonialism?

i had to write this essay, but its not finished so it has 3 paragraphs..but what do you think? its supposed to be for a sophomore honors literature class.. please read and tell me what you think and what i need to change if you are so nice?(its a five paragraph style essay) In the tardy eighteenth, early nineteenth century, there was an international race between powerful countries to colonize Africa and other places, where there was abundance of natural resources, market and their citizens were considered to be “backwards” and it was their burden to set them “on the right path”. Although at that time this action was considered beneficial to the colonizers, this brought on many deaths and difficulties that are still seen today in those countries. In the novel “Things Fall Apart” by Chinua Achebe, the greed and perhaps the faith of those who came to the Igbo tribe caused disturbances and deaths among its people. In the eyes of the Christians, the missionary act was considered to be a good one, “saved the needy souls”, but if we analyze it, their arrival and influence destroyed their culture and tradition. The involvement of countries such as the United States in the affairs of those places, can be viewed as a good thing or a relapse of the inhuman behavior they had years ago. From experience we have gone through our time, we know that mistakes can be made. The united states in their “duty” to help those who were not able to be on their possess today were perhaps wrong in their equivocated reasons. Wealthy countries projects honorable intentions when they involve themselves in foreign affairs, however their true intentions are greedy. Before, the race was to colonize the countries that would be more beneficial to the colonizers, now as we can look by reading the article, the places where the land is fertile and cheap labor is available are the perfect choice for business. The article “Foreign Nation Reap Bounty in Hungry Africa” shows the world that the bad deeds done a century ago are still alive. Some may say that this is a great thing, it will “help the Africans” but will it? According to the article countries that aren’t capable of having their possess agriculture are creating them in the undeveloped African lands! Now we ask ourselves why haven’t those powerful and wealthy countries done that before but to as charity to the African countries who aren’t able to produce enough food for themselves? This is almost like stealing, stealing the food that should go to the people who are dying of malnutrition. This shows how greedy we can sometimes be. Now let’s wish that this new trend does not catch around the world. Something as mischievous as this should not be tolerated and seen as “a perfect partnership” but as a new scramble in Africa. Back in the eighteenth and nineteenth century wealthy countries stripped Africa from its natural resources, traditions and cultures. They came with the excuse that it was their burden to help the backward “half-devil, half-child”, but when their pockets were full they left them with a new government, in which they did not know how to run, a culture that wasn’t theirs and ruins of destructions and deaths along their path. In the excerpt from “Killing wish” it showed the struggle of a man, Patrice Lumumba to free his country from those who were once their colonizers, and wanted to further use their natural resources. Lumumba’s speeches moved the masses “We have known tiring labor exacted in exchange for salary which did not allow us to satisfy our hunger” and many powerful leaders thought he was a threat to their plan therefore they said he was a “very difficult if not impossible to deal with, and was a danger to the peace and safety of the world” and that the Congo was about to have a “communist takeover”. With these excuses Patrice Lumumba who was perhaps the perfect representative of the Congolese people was persecuted and murdered. Perhaps this conclusion may be wrong, but how many times have we heard that certain leaders were dangerous and later killed? Doesn’t this make us think if we made the right choice in sentencing them to death, perhaps for the wrong reason? Our creed for money and land may take us to do rash things not thinking about other, and the consequences may be good for us but disastrous to them.

20 Nov 2008, 2:30 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: Do you think jakob Zuma will bring democracy to southern Africa in 2009 if elected to presidency?

20 Nov 2008, 2:24 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: How I finished my game of madagascar: escape africa?

How I finished my game of ps2 of madagascar: Escape Africa do i have to collected every the monkey in every level? i really need some help here please im really suck there.... i was almost done finishing but im not done yet.

20 Nov 2008, 2:14 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: Very important questions about South Africa?

I'm not South African, but your country fascinates me a great deal. Here's what I've been wondering: 1) Do White South Africans consider de Klerk a traitor, or do you think that the end of apartheid was inevitable? 2) Since South African politics is mostly dominated by the ANC and even the DA opposition is left of middle, are there any conservative parties besides the FF+? 3) Exactly how was apartheid enforced? Was is simply more White police and segregation? 4) In general, do Whites and Blacks have friends from opposite races? 5) I heard that the media rarely criticizes the government. If this is true, why? What would happen if they did? 6) What percentage of Whites want to leave South Africa? What percentage do you think favor the creation of Volkstaat? 7) Is there any legal action that can be taken before 2009 to prevent that rat Zuma from running for president?

20 Nov 2008, 2:11 am | click here for answers

Open Question: Who owns the gold from Peru, the silver from Mexico, the Emeralds from Colombia & diamonds from South Africa?

What international cartel or mafia? http://www.allaboutgemstones.com/diamond_trade_history.html THOSE WHO WORSHIP GOLD & DIAMONDS ARE SIDED WITH THE DEVIL NOT WITH GOD.

20 Nov 2008, 2:09 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: what is a really good web site on Africa?

yeaa... i need an essay for school... i am to lazy to do it myself so... i need you to find me a website that gives me everything it can on africa... so if you will please send me a web site... please and thank you!!

20 Nov 2008, 1:55 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: Why do vegetarians force people NOT to eat meat?

Ok, I adore meat. Mainly because I was brought up on it and I don't understand why if someone chooses to be a vegetarian, they feel they have to force others to be like them. I don't like to generalise here but it makes them seem like they think they are better or over everyone else. In the developed world being vegetarian is a choice - how many people in the developing world are vegetarians? For instance in Africa, where some of my relatives live, people eat meat because it's always been the tradition, hunting (meat) and gathering (fruits) is something their forefathers did. Places like that may have plenty of veg options but it's seasonal unlike in developed countries where Waitrose / Warl Mart / Sainsbury's will have plums throughout the year [probably from spain or somewhere in south america] - developing countries just don't have that choice. And even in developed countries like England, how many working class people can actually manage a vegan diet even if they wanted to? It's hellish expensive - I'm not a vegan or vegetarian but I eat a lot of fruit and veg because I can afford it. Not everyone can afford grapes, strawberries, nectarines and especially the so called power foods thesedays - acai, gingko and whatever people try to make out is healthy [i.e. eat seeds, like a bird they are healthy - it's laughable]. Some of the most healthy people arrive from the mediterranean - they eat a wide range of foods including meat. cease making people think meat is not healthy. A couple in the states was arrested recently for malnourished kids. There are so many things meat can offer (including fish) which we cannot receive from veg only. Sometimes we have to use supplements andd not everyone can afford them. Just eat healthy food with or without meat and people need to seriously cease forcing other people to follow their lifestyle choices and looking down on other people because they are not like them. To me it's equivalent to being forced to follow islam when I'm christian or atheist. So just why are we forcing people to be what they are not? I did say I don't mean to generalise - they can't physically force but they do try to force their views. You eat seeds, I eat meat the everyone is glad - I'm not sure why people have to be sanctimonious about what thy eat. Why eat tofu then? I know so many veggies who act like they are over others. I bet if the animals were reared as humanely as possible they still wouldn't eat meat. every sorts of excuses. Leave meat lovers alone and good on those veggies who also respect our choice to eat meat. Plants are also alive you know, but I don't look anyone protesting against eating them

20 Nov 2008, 1:54 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: Do you think developed countries want Africa to become developed?

20 Nov 2008, 1:45 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: Should we be trying to save nearly extinct animals?

I was just wondering - I adore animals but are we giving too much money to charities to try and keep animals like tigers, pandas etc? Millions of people die every year from curable diseases - shouldn't the money go into that? Anyway, my point about animals is that it's part of evolution right? If you believe in Charles Darwin then you'll understand that some animals die, others live, others evolve - it's the circle of life. Survival of the fittest. I don't look anyone going to Africa trying to male Lions vegetarians so as to preserve impalas, zebras etc - so why battle nature? Like I said, I adore animals, but what's the point? Why battle nature?

20 Nov 2008, 1:39 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: where do you go to find someone in africa online with out having to pay?

my father

20 Nov 2008, 1:29 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: Does anyone know if Sky (or anyone else) publish some sort of list of pubs/bars that have sky sports?

I literally just want to watch the England v South Africa match on Saturday so no wise cracks about being cheap and not buying it for myself thanks! (besides... I know very well they would be able to install it in time anyway!)

20 Nov 2008, 1:23 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: What was one effect of the slave trade on Africa?

a. Most Africans grew wealthy. b. African societies suffered. c. Africa gained capable workers. d. The region grew stronger.

20 Nov 2008, 1:00 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: before slavery began do u feel more men look like jay-z or blair underwood in africa?

and why

20 Nov 2008, 12:55 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: Looking for good , trustworthy international movers. Any body have any suggestions. From uk to South africa.?

20 Nov 2008, 12:55 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: Why do some Americans claim to be African American or Latin American?

even though they have never been to Africa or Latin America? It sounds to me like a personal insecurity. I traced my family history back to Europe and Africa, but I do not say I am European American or African American. I have never been to those continents. I was born in America, so I am an American. I am not a racist, nor do I entertain racism, so I do not believe that my skin color should be an issue when I say where I am from.

20 Nov 2008, 12:51 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: Africa technology? Please?

What is Africa's technology like? I was just wondering its for school.

20 Nov 2008, 12:42 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: Which country explored Africa while developing a route to Asia?

a. Portugal b. Spain c. England d. the Philippines

20 Nov 2008, 12:23 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: I NO ALAHLY abu tarika ?

i say in africa that egypt is the BEST!

20 Nov 2008, 12:21 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: How do I stop and report these email scams that I get?

I am sleepy of receiving email from people claiming to have a big sum of money for me in the Bank of Nigeria or Africa how can I cease this

20 Nov 2008, 11:17 am | click here for answers

Open Question: Which land was not conquered by the Mongols? PLEASE ANSWER, 10 POINTS!!?

China Mesopotamia Persia South Africa pick only one.

20 Nov 2008, 10:46 am | click here for answers

Open Question: what does loric mean and what is it in english..?

i was born in russia but moved to south africa. name is lawrence

20 Nov 2008, 10:19 am | click here for answers

Open Question: Has anyone traveled to the Congo, Africa?

I wanted to know how much a trip to the Congo would cost. What is the Republic like?

20 Nov 2008, 10:15 am | click here for answers

Open Question: Why don't I look it.?

Okay,I am 14 years old,and I got a test done to look what part of Africa my ancestors came from,and the test came back every mixed up..?I am mixed with Japanese,Native American,Caucasian,Ethiopian,and Eritean..?I guess that explains why I have slanted eyes,I am light in skin color,tiny lips,somewhat wide nose,highcheekbones,brown curly hair,(and wavy?)I wa slooking at pictures of Ethiopians and Eriteans,and I look like no Africans anywhere..?Why is it that I don't look like a African Born Person at every..?but I am astill black>?thanks(im using my friends account.)

20 Nov 2008, 10:14 am | click here for answers

Open Question: How did the Vandals influence North Africa?

20 Nov 2008, 10:09 am | click here for answers