BRITISH country star Lucie Diamond has been appointed an Ambassador for the International humanitarian organisation The Mineseeker Foundation and their Sole of Africa campaign - standing alongside such eminent Patrons as Nelson Mandela, Queen Noor of Jordan, Sir Richard Branson and movie idol Brad Pitt. In September and October this year, Lucie will travel to South Africa and Mozambique to visit areas devastated by landmines, meeting victims - many ...<< MORE >>

This is a message from Julio Colete who received funding raised at the Strab Music Festival held in Mozambique so that he could further his education. Julio became a landmine victim at an early age and had to change his love of football to computers. You can read his full story on our website. http://www.thesoleofafrica.org.za/Newslinkpage_2.html In the meantime, here is a verbatim copy of his email to ...<< MORE >>

It just never ceases to amaze me how some people can just put their mind to it and just do it ! Out of the blue came an announcement from the Landmine RockFestival that they were going to do a fund-raising concert. The concert is part of Jessie Botha's coming of age party and she decided that she would call in some favours and contacted bands to say, that she wanted ...<< MORE >>

Enter now ! http://find.yoursole.org - Entry is free !!! The Sole of Africa, an initiative of the Mineseeker Foundation, whose patrons include Nelson Mandela, Sir Richard Branson and Brad Pitt, are announcing a global awareness drive highlighting the plight of landmine victims in Africa . Landmines have infested massive tracts ...<< MORE >>

Dear All, I know the problems in the world today seem overwhelming and insurmountable. Every day we survive economic pressures, hear about global warming, become immersed in issues at home and in the work place. We are constantly bombarded by the media with emphasis on the bad news but very little on the good. The problem of landmines left behind by wars seems ...<< MORE >>

HI everyone We have posted some of our videos on You Tube. Included is the Put Your Foot Down promo video featuring the Mineseeker Anthem 'Put Your Foot Down" So go to http://www.youtube.com/Mineseeker You can donate and receive a free copy of the song by going to out website http://www.thesoleofafrica.org.za Enjoy the videos and the music ! ...<< MORE >>

Hi everyone ! We are now able to accept donations online, so we would be grateful if you could go to our web donations page at www.thesoleofafrica.org.za Not only can you donate, but you can recieve a free copy of our new song, "Put Your Foot Down", by South African songstress Toni Rowland. Listen to it on the website and then downoad it from our donations page. Thanks for all your ...<< MORE >>

Dear Colleagues, I wanted to inform you that the newest installment (Episode 16) of TheFinalSprint.com's Podcast Show is now available and it features an exclusive interview with Oscar Pistorius, a young South African runner who is on the verge of becoming the first amputee to ever qualify for the able-bodied Olympics. Unfortunately, even if ...<< MORE >>

We often get asked by South Africans "Why should we get involved, when we have so many problems in our own country ?" This is a very valid question, but one also has to be aware of the situations in the regions around us, as there is a substantial ripple effect that effects us directly as South Africans. We believe ...<< MORE >>

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - The Mineseeker ambassadors Penny Streeter and Candice Hillebrand met with Mineseeker SA Director, Kai Von Pannier, to discuss the The Sole of Africa campaign. The trio have all agreed to step up the awareness campaign for the Mineseeker Foundations project, which aims to detect,remove landmines and return the cleared landmined regions to the people in Mozambique. The Mineseeker Foundation will make use of advanced technology that enables the detection of landmines from airships at a rate of 100m per second. Nelson Mandela, Queen Noor, Graca Machel, Sir Richard Branson. John Paul DeJoria and Brad Pitt ...<< MORE >>