The article is eye catching: Haiti and the Blacks! Why? Is it because anything that could be racist should be looked at? I’ve been doing some thinking and although many people rally around the rescue and task forces deployed into Haiti to try and restore, recover and bring hope, there have been some hate speech too flying around on facebook and twitter too. However, one tweet caught my eye and I’ve been challenged by it: Haiti – I’m sorry, World – have you truly seen Africa? I went and took a look at the tweets of this twitter and realized he wanted as much attention as the world was giving Haiti to the sufferings of people in Africa. As a small business owner I hope to do my part in helping those people I see walking down our rural roads, collecting water from a small stream using gerry cans and wheel barrows, providing education toys for pre-school kids who are left under their grandmother(Gogo)’s care. While Loose Canon take a different approach to the Haiti situation from an African’s perspective, I’d like to extend a challenge to everyone here on My Genius to look in your building, down your street, or neighbourhood and find 1 person or 1 family in need. Whatever you can spare – be it a lift to the bus or to work, food, a job interview or even refuse bags, offer your help and let’s try to help someone back home too! Read the article for yourself: www.sundaystandard.info/news/news_item.php
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I may not be a social media guru, however I have witnessed a few people mess up their chances of others entering any future business opportunities by not being honest or accurate. Gone are the days of thumb sucking. Internet users will research and be sure - the truth will find you out!!! Take note of personnel, the marketing manager or an owner lied on their blog, told a half-truth or simply tweeted incorrectly. I urge you all to read, read and read your blog again. I made a similar mistake just the other day – spell check did not pick it up – it was simply an English word, correctly spelled but changing the context of my sentence. An example would be he licked or he liked. (placing or omitting the c makes a HUGE difference!) This is a tweet I picked up yesterday, I would like to use illustrate my point: retiefdv @firstwebcam Have you ever been to South Africa? Obviously not. Your article is absolute hogwash! "Johannesburg Times"does not even exist! So quickly in response to this tweet @firstwebcam deleted the bloggers post from its website: Editor's Note: Jeffrey Hoffman's post, "Could The 2010 World Cup Be A Disaster In the Making?," has been removed due to factual inaccuracy and inflammatory language. This is a warning to myself and to others wanting credibility on a very translucent www, be honest, be real and be accurate when blogging and tweeting, you never know who may read your tweets!
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The Privacy Policy seems to be forgotten by Tour Operators, and in particular, the hospitality industry of South Africa. I realise marketing managers will do anything to sell their venues and services above that of their competitors', however, how far should the 'sell at all costs' rule be stretched? What if it is an "innocent" breach? Is your staff informed about your privacy policy? It is estimated that 80% of the staff employed in the tourism sector have a cell phone, the junior staff use mxit and other social media networks throughout the day and seem to still work, although I am not personally a fan of that! Too often famous and sometimes infamous people stay in a venue, only to have their names sprawled all over social networks which then filters into the media, usually tipped off by an innocent text message by phone to a friend or a quick facebook update. I think we should respect the privacy of guests and no one should divulge information on visiting celebrities and VIP's. Many prefer not to be recognised and simply want to get away! Staff should not provide guests' details to anyone who calls the lodge or contacts them by other means. Should someone call asking whether a guest is staying there, or is scheduled for a particular tour or activity, I suggest nothing is said, as it would be a breach of the guests' privacy, famous or not! Just something to be aware of...
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Society’s wildlife management priorities must include firstly the soil, then the wild plants and then the wild animals and only then the rest... Take a look at Ron Thompson’s ideas and perhaps you'll see why we are so concerned about overgrazing, soil and water... Society’s living-resource responsibilities: All earth’s living organisms should be properly managed. This extends to those that are domesticated or cultivated, AND those that are wild. If man does not take this responsibility seriously, man will not survive. If society does not act responsibly, understanding and accepting the logic and the legitimacy of essential wildlife management practices, we will loss ALL our wildlife and wildlife-related tourism will, in the process, collapse. People, generally are much more concerned about wild animals than they are about the soil or wild plants. This unfortunate phenomenon leads society away from the truth. When considering wildlife management it quickly becomes obvious that without plants animals would not exist. The management of plants, therefore, must be more important than the management of animals. And, because plants cannot grow without soil, the proper management of soil is yet important. Plants to a number of different things in the environment: - Plants provide cover for the soil, protecting it from the erosive forces of the sun, the wind and rain, as well as from excessive heat / cold
- Plants provide herbivorous animals with energy (food)
- Plants provide cover for animals, protecting them from the elements and hiding them from their enemies
- Plants coupled with the physical character of their local environment – create the many different habitat types that are the reason for the existence, and the survival of the world’s diverse spectrum of wild animal species.
So before we become obsessed only with the animals, lets keep the protection and/or the wise use of wild animals in mind when we consider the environment as a whole and may we not only make 'saving the rhino' a priority, but zoom out and take a look at the whole picture!
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The Revolutionary Artists have very little, yet their Drama Productions are brilliant! I was entertained for two hours by these students and their Drama teacher. The message they gave was very encouraging and I so wish young people and perhaps even orther secondary/tertiary students could watch a skit or two. The scene titles were handwritten written in english on a piece of paper and it reminded me of a programme I would have picked up at a ballet. Even though the Drama was in Pedi, Sotho and Afrikaans, it was easy to follow the story line and for the first time, I had a glimpse of how they perceive, their community, schools and life in the world! The Poetry was wonderul as the recited English and Afrikaans peoms with notes and with such enthusiasm. The Dance and songs were full of life and I must say, I was honoured to be there. If anyone can help me find the following for them, I would greakt apprecaite it! - Clothes - even though I believe in re-cycling they borrowed each others shoes and some of the boys were dressed in sleeping shorts - they would prefer to wear theatrical body suits so that they can be comfortable in traditional wear without exposing all...
- Camera - I only took a few photo's, but If Solly had a digital camera, he could take a lot more shots of them at other performances or even during practice
- A Video camera - this would be ideal, so that they could make a DVD to show people what they can do and market themselves
- Exposure - whether it be on stage, through the meadia or by other means, we need to find a way for them to stay off the street and perhaps one or two of them could even get a bursary to study Arts & Drama further?
Any ideas, please.
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