The Other Side of the World Cup
Image by Shine 2010 – 2010 World Cup good news via Flickr South Africa is currently preparing for the World Cup 2010, not only one of the biggest events of the world, but an opportunity for improving lives of the citizens. The South Africa government is committed to improving infrastructure and security to ensure Africa’s first Fifa world cup event. As South Africa is preparing for this big event, awareness needs to be brought to this potential violence lurking in the shadows. According to an article posted on 3/27/09 on Dispatch Online, World Cup 2010 may be promising more...
Read MoreA New Myth
Image via Wikipedia Carl Jung, a Swiss psychiatrist and the founder of analytical psychology, described archetypes as the psychological and emotional energy patterns that are in the collective unconscious. These can manifest individually, in forms of physical symptoms, complexes, dreams, and patterns of behavior, or culturally in popular trends, music, and current economical and social events. In South Africa, we have seen a tremendous rise in the AIDS epidemic over the last few years, which has contributed to the current health and social welfare concerns. An estimated 6 million...
Read MoreLooking Beyond Our Borders
We can no longer afford indifference outside our borders. The words of President Obama rocked the nation today. We have found ourselves at the point where our “collective failure” to make conscious decisions have led us to the current climate in our country. Not only has our economy collapsed, but the social system can no longer support the citizens of the most powerful and technologically advanced nation. If there’s one thing today’s age of globalization has taught me is that we are all connected in our humanity. Internet and social media platforms have allowed for global unity...
Read MoreWhere are the men? Just look around…
Doing research on South Africa in support of my wonderful husband, Klaus’ vision, I came across the following: In the United States, women have led most efforts to prevent domestic violence, this despite men playing a critical role in setting social norms for other men and thereby being in a unique position to influence subsequent generations. They have researched men’s views, feelings and experiences about gender based violence and while most had been affected by it in some way, men only showed a real willingness to intervene when it came to communicating with children – perhaps...
Read MoreChild Rape in South Africa
According o a report by BBC news, “a female born in South Africa has a greater chance of being raped in her lifetime than learning how to read”. The number of child rapes in South Africa is so embarrassing that the government has placed a moratorium on government crime statistics, stating that they needed reassessment. There are many reasons contributing to this issue. One is the belief in the “virgin myth”; that sex with a child or baby will cure AIDS. Virginity testing is growing and often occurs in schools, where the girls must lie on their back with their pants and...
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