Day 152: Nelson Mandela Stadium is the new football stadium in Port Elizabeth. From above, the petals you can see on the left look like the petals of a giant sunflower. It will be hosting some of the games for the 2010 football world cup.

More details are here.

When visiting wonderful South Africa, or watching the spectacular scenery during the soccer world cup, please do not forget that there are many people in South Africa that live in very poor circumstances.

The people in this picture live in shacks made from discarded pieces of corrugated iron and wood. They don’t have heaters; when it rains, it simply falls through the gaps in the roof. When the wind blows, it blows straight through their houses.

We are moving forward in little steps, and it will be wonderful when we have no more shacks, and everybody can live in safe houses.

You can find out more about Khayelitsha here

Day: 150 Wynand Road after the rain, originally uploaded by Craig is shooting.

This HDR shot is of Wynand Road (my road) in Lakeside, Cape Town just after some evening rain.

A few people have asked me how I took this pic, so here you are.

The Constantia side of Table Mountain on a very cold yet sunny winter evening. I think that it is going to slow further inland tonight.

A few days ago, I posted a picture of a fishing boat being launched in the waves,. Today I saw them bringing the catch in, and here is the same boat sitting on the beach.