Luckiest dog survives bomb explosive – India

The luckiest dog alive! Police sniffer SURVIVES after setting off a land mine in India.

Video shows Alsatian, Alex, sniffing item on a road in India’s Odisha state. Seconds later it is thrown into the air by the force of a land mine explosion.

Incredibly the dog limped away alive and is now being treated for injuries.

This is the astonishing moment a police sniffer dog set off a land mine in India – and somehow survived.

Footage shows the Alsatian, named Alex, walking away from his master to sniff an item by the side of the road, in India’s Odisha state.

But moments later the specialist police dog is thrown into the air by the force of a blast from an improvised explosive device.

Published on South Africa Today - please use THIS LINK to watch the video.

EXPOSED: South Africa’s Barbaric Ostrich Slaughterhouses

The Western Cape in South Africa is the ostrich killing capital of the world. Seventy five percent of the world’s ostrich leather, feathers, and meat come from slaughterhouses in this region.

The most lucrative part of the ostrich is the skin on the back; this is where the money is made. Handbags, purses, and shoes manufactured under designer names such as Prada.

In September 2015, PETA US investigators traveled to South Africa to record never-before-seen footage inside the largest ostrich slaughterhouses in the world, including that of the exclusive supplier of ostrich skins for Hermès’ Birkin bags.

Published on South Africa Today -  please use this link to watch the video, and a word of warning, many of the images are graphic.

Black South Africans Celebrate the Trump Presidency

We celebrate this day as a new American President is elected who carries many values that we appreciate as black South Africans. I anticipate the Trump presidency being a very positive influence on South African politics and economy.

You don’t have to the like the man to appreciate the influence he will have on the world arena.

Trump knows bullshit when he sees it – Jacob Zuma is a frikkin’ truckload full of bullshit, and Trump will call a spade a spade.

 

Trump will challenge Africans to take control over our own destiny, in the same way he has done with his life and his presidency – he will support our goals for economic independence – a win-win situation for all. New alliances with America are possible if our leadership know how to negotiate good deals. A new era of inspired innovation with an Afrocentric twist is eminent should we take a card from Trump’s deck.

Trump will support Pan Africanism if it makes for a stronger Africa, and opens up trade alliances – a healthy direction for all involved.

Trump will be our ‘Impi’ of the West, and will be a champion of the rights and equality of the poor black man. He exhibits traits of a warrior and a king, which hit a chord with our people.
Trump will encourage SA to have a singular focus on ‘performance’ of our government institutions, and remove color, creed, religion from our decision-making process. Its performance that counts, its performance that will be the engines of our ingenuity as we forge our future as Africans. No more ‘get out of jail free’ cards for those corrupt Cadre son-of-a-b****es.

I can’t tell you how excited I am about this man they call Trump – I predict this will be the catalyst that will help SA realize great things for our country, should we follow suit, and finally purge the spoiled ANC Silver Spoon Bourgeoisie, and elect competent leaders who are genuinely ready to serve the People’s Best Interests!

Our people’s liberation from inept and corrupt leadership is nigh!
Amandla!
By Menzi Solomon Shange
Publsihed on South Africa Today – South Africa News

Between Heaven and Hell – The True Story of Whites in South Africa

Since 1994, South Africa has regressed to third world status. This is a video about the loss of dignity of the white minority who face oppression and humiliation in the new South Africa.

A historical look at how South Africa has progressed since the arrival of Jan Van Riebeeck, how the British waged war against the Boers. How apartheid ended at the hands of communist terrorists. Finally, how after 20 years of majority rule how the whites are facing genocide.
 

The picture illustrates the horrors of terrorist acts against the apartheid regime, the killing of innocent people before Mandela became the first democratic president. Follow the rise of Jacob Zuma and the intense corruption that is crippling the nation. It is the story of affirmative action that forced whites out of work and into poverty, and the horrendous murders against farmers. There is the police force, mainly black majority who are corrupt and do nothing to stop crime, corruption, and violence.

Observe how the police ignore calls from the white minority in distress. Let us not forget that white students who are attacked just for attending university as the #FeesMustFall protests continue and the majority continue to burn down the educational institutions..............................

PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE STORY - JUST PUBLISHED ON SOUTH AFRICA TODAY - NEWS AND WATCH THE VIDEO.  (The video tells the true story and is worth watching.)

Link to article Between Heaven and Hell – The True Story of Whites in South Africa

Floods bring hardship and loss to Johannesburg immigrant community

"We just heard this strange sound and realized we were being attacked by the river."

Four men sit on top of a shack and watch the Jukskei river, which runs dangerously close to homes after the river eroded the bank.

The rains that Johannesburg so desperately needed arrived in a great deluge on Wednesday causing flash flooding which resulted in deaths and large scale damage to property.
Bearing the brunt of this disaster was the informal settlement of Setswetla in Alexandra. The settlement is built along the Jukskei River which burst its banks during the heavy rainfall yesterday.
The settlement is home mainly to immigrants, many of whom hail from neighbouring Zimbabwe.
In the chaos of the flood a three-year-old girl was swept from her father’s hands as he attempted to reach higher ground as the waters kept on rising.
A search and rescue team utilised divers and sniffer dogs in an attempt to find the missing girl but a storm approached the area during the late afternoon and the search had to be postponed till the following day.
 
A relative of the girl’s family said the tragedy has left them broken and distraught.
Along the river a group of men tried to rescue a vehicle which was trapped in the mud after being completely submerged in water the previous night.

A group of men try to salvage a car ...

... while another man looks at his destroyed one.

Men and women tried to salvage what they could from their completely destroyed homes. Community members estimate that about 40 homes were lost (we are unable to confirm this at time of publication).
Tichaona Chikato a 35-year-old immigrant from Zimbabwe sifted through the contents of his destroyed home looking for anything which he could salvage. He found one of his kid’s little shoes but quickly tossed it aside after realising the other one might have been swept away with half of his home. “It was around five in the afternoon. I was inside this house with my wife and three kids who are three, five and seven years old. We just heard this strange sound and realised we were being attacked by the river. I grabbed my kids and took them to safety,” said a forlorn Chikato who runs a small trucking business.

Tichaona Chikato sifted through the contents of his destroyed home, looking for anything he could salvage.

For many immigrants whose homes were destroyed, the pressing issue is the loss of their documentation. “Food I can buy, clothes I can buy, this home I can fix, but those documents and papers I cannot," said Chikato.
"For tonight I do not have a place to stay with my family as you can see this home is completely destroyed,” he continued. He said that he would not rebuild his home in the same space but would look for a new place far away from the river. “I cannot continue to stay here. I have lost everything.”

A woman sitting with her baby surveys the flood damage.

A man collects some of his belongings that were not destroyed in the flood.

Gift of the Givers is assisting in the flooded area. The organisation requires donations and assistance.

By Ihsaan Haffejee    - Groundup