Archives tagged ‘africa’

To Learn Early or Not

Today on Rocketboom we look at the advantages of early education in daycares in South Africa. Humanwire correspondent, Ruud Elmendorp reports from Durban.

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Solar Cooking

Cook your delicious foods using sun light, and you don’t pay electricity, parafine, or firewood, and making it all a lot cheaper. That’s the promise of the solar cookers implemented by a South African company called Sunfire. They have been doing that for the last five years, and Sunfire is starting an NGO to distribute thousands of dishes across the African continent. All it needs is good old sunshine.

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Flying with Vultures

By African Renaissance Productions.  Only 2,900 breeding pairs of Cape Vultures remain world wide.  Kerri Wolter founded the Vulture Conservation Program in Magaliesberg, South Africa.  Click here for show credits.  Support Vulture ConservationAfrican Renaissance Productions Follow us on Twitter for the latest updates!  Join us on Facebook for behind the scenes pics and videos!

Objects In Map Are Larger Than They Appear

Molly covers crab vending machines in Japan, Netflix streaming in Canada, Norway’s unmatched quality of life, and the real size of Africa.  Click here for show credits.  Japanese Crab Vending MachinesBetween the BarsNet Neutrality ProtectorsNetflix Launches On-Demand Streaming in CanadaNetflix Instant Accounts for 20 Percent of Peak US Bandwith UseNorway Ranks First in Quality of LifeThe True Size of Africa Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for more Rocketboom Daily with Molly!  Follow us on Twitter for the latest updates!  Join us on Facebook for behind the scenes pics and videos!

Trail of Light in Rural Kenya

24 year old Evans Wadongo invented a hand built solar lantern in Western Kenya, giving clean and affordable light to villagers in the region.  And Click here for show credits.

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A Video Game For African Slums

Rocketboom Field Correspondent Ruud Elmendorp explores the new Swahili video game that encourages slum survival skills in Kenya.

Kenyan Mine Closes After Credit Crunch

Rocketboom Field Correspondent Ruud Elmendorp reports on the closing of the Fluorspar Mine in Kenya as a result of the global credit crisis.

Scrap Metal Ban in Kenya

Rocketboom Field Correspondent Ruud Elmendorp reports on the recent ban on the importation and exportation of scrap metal in Kenya.

Doctors Without Borders and The War in Eastern Congo

Joanne interviews Andre Heller of Doctors Without Borders (MSF) about Condition: Critical, a project documenting the plight of the civilians caught in 15 years of war in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Obama Frenzy in Kenya

Rocketboom Field Correspondent Ruud Elmendorp covers the “frenzy” over the American presidential candidate Barack Obama in Kisumu, Kenya, the home area of Obama’s father.

Real Life Pirates in Africa

Rocketboom Field Correspondent Ruud Elmendorp sails with the Dutch Navy who are protecting vessels of the World Food Programme from pirates off the coast of Somalia. More than 60 ships have been attacked by pirates off of African waters in the past year.

Albinos Killed For Their Organs

Rocketboom Field Correspondent Ruud Elmendorp reports on the recent murder of albino people in Tanzania, killed for their organs. Groups like the Tanzania Albino Society are trying to put these killings to an end.

The Idling Camel Man of Mombasa

Election Crisis in Kenya

Story Links: Rocketboom field correspondent Ruud Elmendorp reports from Kenya on the status of the election crisis. For more information see the Rocketboom wiki on Kenya.

Kenya Crisis

Story Links: Rocketboom field correspondent Ruud Elmendorp is stationed in Kenya and continues to release more reports on the crisis. Additional footage and updates on the Rocketboom Wiki.

Kenya Post-Election Market Stress

Rocketboom Kenya field correspondent Ruud Elmendorp uncovers the effect of post election instability on regional tourism.

Kenya Post-Election Displacement

Rocketboom Kenya field correspondent Ruud Elmendorp covers displaced villagers in Nakuru

Elections in Kenya

Story Links: Rocketboom field correspondent Ruud Elmendorp covers the lead-up to the election violence in Kenya.