Botswana

Illicit animal trade has caused controversy throughout the international community, as it has led species to near extinction. Illicit animal trade is the intent of selling or trading wildlife throughout the international community. The most endangered and valued traded animals include the Asian and African elephant, Rhino, Pangolin, and tigers. These animals are being poached and killed in the hotspots of Eastern and Southern Africa, Eastern border of the EU, South-East Asia, Mexico, Caribbean,…

Think back to a time in third grade when the teacher stood at the head of the class and began talking about the horrors of slavery. On March 25th, 1807, the Trans-Atlantic slave trade was abolished (Thipanyane). But when one door closes, another door opens. The general consensus was that slavery was a thing of the past, but a new form of slavery has emerged. Human trafficking is just modernized slavery happening beneath the noses of governments across the world. This is a particular problem…

The cause of economic conditions varies from country to country. Botswana, Mauritius, and South Africa have lower indices of poverty due to development over a long period of time. Government officials are attempting to decrease poverty according to “Macroeconomics, (Adult) Education, and Poverty Eradication in South Africa”…

Selling Africa. A friend of mine was not feeling well when he woke up in the morning. As he was feeling dizzy and feverish, he decided to seek medical attention and went to the doctor’s office. The minute the nurse heard what his symptoms were, she got scared and was not willing to come closer to him even to take the vital signs. What could make a nurse, who took an oath to help the sick, act this way? You might ask. Well, it was the time where the Ebola outbreak was being extensively reported…

At the rate that poaching is transpiring, elephants will be extinct by the year 2020 (Mosbergen). The population of elephants has drastically decreased. Ivory-seeking poachers have killed 100,000 African elephants in just three years, which is roughly 100 elephants everyday. This ecological impact is immense, and if nothing is done to stop poaching, elephants will become extinct before we know it. Poaching is a serious problem, especially in Africa and Asia and it takes place for commercial…

De-Privatisation. Is this really happening? Privatisation is a primary goal in neoliberalism. In layman’s terms, privatisation means passing control from the state to private ownership. Hoover believes that there is a de-privatisation of religion, which would be contrary to our discussion that religion reproduces the neoliberal self if true. Hoover discusses the central driver of de-privatisation of religion is religious differentiation through media. This can occur through media-generated…

economy of South Africa is the largest in Africa. South Africa accounts for 35% of Africa’s GDP and it is rated as an upper-middle-income economy by the World Bank, one of only four such countries in our continent. (Alongside Mauritius, Gabon and Botswana). According to the World bank, the GDP per capita in 2013 was 6.617.91 USD, GDP- 350.6 billon USD, GDP growth rate-1.9 percent annul change, Gross national income- 648.7 billion PPP dollars, GNI per capita-12.240 PPP dollars and the…

death penalty is that it should be abolished. I believe the cons out way the pros. The following are a list of countries who still use the death penalty; AFGHANISTAN, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, BAHAMAS, BAHRAIN, BANGLADESH, BARBADOS, BELARUS, BELIZE, BOTSWANA, CHAD, CHINA, COMOROS, CONGO (Democratic Republic), CUBA, DOMINICA, EGYPT, EQUATORIAL GUINEA, ETHIOPIA, GAMBIA, GUATEMALA, GUINEA, GUYANA, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAN, IRAQ, JAMAICA, JAPAN, JORDAN, KOREA (North), KUWAIT, LEBANON, LESOTHO, LIBYA,…

5 unbelievable animal attack survival stories (-- removed HTML --) Each year we hear stories about people being attacked by wild animals. These stories are usually over the top, and sometimes they end tragically. The following stories, however, are ones where the people unbelievably survived being attacked. Sometimes miracles do happen. 1. Great white shark attack An Australian diver by the name of Eric Nerhus was diving near the town of Eden, New South Wales when he was swallowed head first…

In every society there are four main characteristics: social exchange, cooperation, competition, and conflict. According to sociologist, this are characteristics that distinguish societies in today 's world. Culture is a very imperative part of society; without it, we would not know how to survive. There are many cultures around the world and within the cultures there are certain norms, established rules, that need to be followed. Cultures, like the San, have a variety of norms. Those norms…