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Ruta VAP (1): I believe in Africa

This makes me doubt the desirability of international cooperation and the future of this continent. Few meters separate a glimpse of another Africa. Is South Africa the model to follow? It is the European colonization responsible for African problems?

byContributors

5 September, 2014

Rolihlahla Mandela: pulling the branch of a tree

What would Mandela when he thought his life perhaps he was locked up this time in the plot of a hospital? Who and what does Mandela for South Africans? Can this crazy and impossible country without her figure? I speak of my impressions. This time I talk about my life in South Africa, I say as I understand Rolihlahla.

byJavier Brandoli

5 December, 2013

Soweto: the scars of apartheid

For those who wish to know more what was the horrific apartheid regime in South Africa, Soweto is a place of forced passage. They can make a tour, of the dozens on offer in the city, or they can rent a car and private guide (recommended to understand the troubled history) and cross, no problem, the neighborhood rebel. For those who dare to make the second option, Here are some key places to visit.

byJavier Brandoli

16 June, 2013

Life on the road

A giraffe crossing the road between cars. One of the young accelerated more than their legs and body plummeted on the asphalt in front of another vehicle. For a moment it seemed dead. His mother, while, nervosa is shaking the bushes

byJavier Brandoli

4 September, 2012

South Africa: Leopard welcome

The Johannesburg airport sornisas, the calm of Graskop, the unexpected and brutal beauty of the Blyde River Canyon and the luck to see the big five in one day in Kruger. VaP. route begins ppor South Africa.

byJavier Brandoli

27 March, 2012

South Africa: cigarette, theft and hugs

Back to walk down the street with guys who follow your trail asking you to give them something to justify their steps (are often hungry types, others with faces and, almost always, with serious alcohol problems); up to a new, empty bus because whites continue to use their cars and their minibus blacks ...

byJavier Brandoli

22 January, 2011

Videoblog

The grand finale

Javier Brandoli, VaP. correspondent in South Africa ended the World Cup and vuvuzelas color. South Africa sticks out its chest after…

byJavier Brandoli

14 July, 2010

The message sent to us by Forest

First face descompones, I guess slow motion image must be worthy of National Geographic, then loose a scream, constant, it takes forever. You embrace the tus friends, Dani and Albert, while you scream, only scream and jump in a state of alienation transient.

byJavier Brandoli

13 July, 2010

Videoblog

Mandela's house

Javier Brandoli. VaP. correspondent in South Africa. In the room of the house museum you can find from their…

byJavier Brandoli

20 June, 2010

Soweto: MA in international relations

I realize I'm a nerd who teach the same story of misery and repeated to get the money. It is certain poverty; there is throughout the country, but here is a photo souvenir trades

byJavier Brandoli

26 May, 2010

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