Looking at my African travel experience I doubt that this will really
affect us. The violence is mostly against people who are stealing jobs in
the eyes of some South-Africans, so tourists should be relatively safe. I
would be more worried if I would be planning a cruise on the coast of
Somalia.
Compare South-Africa to Zimbabwe, last year I was 1 month in Zimbabwe and
did not experience anything negative, besides all the power and water cuts.
This year, before going to FOSS4G2008, I'll visit Zimbabwe again for 3
weeks, even though the stories you hear about Zimbabwe are worse than SA.
As long as you are not politically involved, the situation should still be
safe in Zimbabwe I believe.
Best regards,
Bart
On Fri, 30 May 2008 09:26:50 +0200, Paolo Cavallini [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Hi all.
I'm informed, both from the newspapers and from South African friends,
that there are serious concerns about safety in South Africa. Of course
this will not affect FOSS4G directly, but I'm sure many of us are
planning to have some holidays before or after the conference, so not
being able to tour around freely will detract much from the appeal of
the conference. This could result in less participation, thus in turn in
lower general interest.
Any news or indications from local organizers? I think this is a problem
that should be dealt with, for the best success of the meeting.
All the best.
pc
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