Botswana Vacation
Frequently Asked Historical Questions
William H. Seward took a working vacation in the Caribbean between January 1 and January 28, 1866. He met with Danish colonial officials in the Virgin Islands, with the Presidents of the Dominican Republic and Haiti, and with Spanish colonial officials in Cuba. ... [Read More]
US Department Of State Post Report
Mission employees generally drive to popular tourist attractions such as Lake Kariba (3 hours), Kafue National Park (5 to 8 hours travel to lodging sites) and Victoria Falls (6 hours) with the surrounding game parks in Botswana and Zimbabwe. On longer vacation periods, you can drive to Johannesburg in two days or Cape Town in 3 days. Air travel is popular to regional destinations in, among others, South Africa, Namibia, and Mauritius. ... [Read More]
Madeleine K. Albright
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Department of State Washington File: Transcript: State Department Briefing, August 22, 2002
MR. REEKER: No, I don't have any meetings to announce at this point. The Secretary is on vacation. ... [Read More]
US Department Of State Post Report
Consulate General - Durban Post CityLast Updated: 4/1/2004 4:16 AM Durban, once famed as the "last outpost of the British Empire," today is the commercial, transport and vacation center of southeastern South Africa. The city lies at the heart of KwaZulu-Natal, the province with the largest population at 9.4 million. The metropolitan area, now called the eThekwini Municipality, has a population of 3.1 million. Durban is located 437 miles southeast of Pretoria (7 hours by road or 1 hour by air) and 1,108 miles northeast of Cape Town. It is the second largest city after Johannesburg and the fastest growing in South Africa, with a population growth rate similar to that of Mexico City or Lima. Renowned as a tourist resort center, Durban is equally important as the largest internat ... [Read More]
South Africa
Rape, including spousal rape, was illegal. There was an extremely high incidence of rape for reasons that included a poor general security climate and societal attitudes condoning sexual violence against women. In the large majority of rape cases, the perpetrator went unpunished. The SAPS reported that between January and March 2001, there were 144.2 rapes reported per day or 29.5 rapes per 100,000 persons; however, according to a 1998 SAPS survey cited in the Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) report, only half of all respondents who were raped reported the incident to the police. Of the cases reported, 47.6 percent were referred to court after an investigation. The Rape Crisis Organization of South Africa reported that only 8.9 percent of reported rapes resulted in a conviction (see Section 1.e.). Rape, sexual assault, and sexual harassment of black female farm workers by farm owners, managers, and by other farm w ... [Read More]
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