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Oscar sets his sights on Landmine Victims

16 August 2010 - The Mineseeker Foundation this week launched its new aid programme for landmine victims, with the help of South African world record holding runner Oscar Pistorius. The foundation is commissioning a number of state-of-the-art mobile prosthetics clinics to help victims of landmine blasts worldwide, and Oscar was on hand to officially launch the aid programme with Mineseeker founder Mike Kendrick. "Oscar has been ...<< MORE >>
Posted by The Sole of Africa at 22 August 2010, 9:41 PM | Add Comment

Mineseeker Announces ‘Total Picture’ Technology

Mineseeker Operations has announced detailed information about the ground-breaking technology it is to implement shortly in a concerted effort to rid war-torn areas globally of landmines. The existing Mineseeker GPSAR compact portable sensor can record data from more than 500 acres per hour, utilising a carrier-phase differential GPS (global position system) for precise geo-positioning. The radar, developed by a USA supplier and extensively tested, has been enhanced by ...<< MORE >>
Posted by The Sole of Africa at 23 July 2010, 4:16 PM | Add Comment

Religions, NGOs fight landmine hazard

By Khan Sophirom, Samlot A Cambodian landmine victim. Photo by Michael Coyne The many Cambodians dying daily from unexploded ordnance is one reason why the country faces development problems, says a Buddhist monk. Religious and civic leaders must fight for a universal adherence to the UN Mine Ban Treaty, which came into force in 1999, says Venerable ...<< MORE >>
Posted by The Sole of Africa at 23 July 2010, 3:52 PM | Add Comment

MARATHON RUNNER SET TO RAISE CASH FOR LANDMINE VICTIMS

A marathon runner from Johannesburg,South Africa will take part in a gruelling six-day run through the Sahara desert to raise money for victims of landmine blasts. Jane MacKinnon aims to net R100,000 for the Mineseeker Foundation thanks to sponsorship from friends, family and medical colleagues – and the money will pay for ten amputees to receive prosthetic legs at Mineseeker’s mobile clinics. The 250km Marathon des Sables begins on April 4, ...<< MORE >>
Posted by The Sole of Africa at 28 March 2010, 10:11 PM | Add Comment

AEROSPACE BOSS PLEDGES $1.4M TO HELP LANDMINE VICTIMS

The CEO of US-based Quasar Aerospace Industries Inc, Dean Bradley, has pledged a $1.4m financial package to the UK-based Mineseeker Foundation in a bid to provide ongoing practical support to the victims of landmine blasts worldwide – and will be the foundation’s first corporate patron. The Mineseeker Foundation was founded by Mike Kendrick in 2001, when the former CEO of Virgin Airship and Balloon Company devised a means of ...<< MORE >>
Posted by The Sole of Africa at 17 March 2010, 2:54 PM | Add Comment

Heart & Sole Tour – Day Day 22: Beautiful ubuntu for lunch… before we grind to a horrible halt

Three gee. 3G. My newly fave number and letter. The reentry of 3G internet connectivity into my life means that I can (possibly) avoid blogging suicide after days in the Vodacom Desert and get a post out to my Heartpeople. I’m sorry. And this is a post of two halves. Yes, the joy and the sorrow. From high to low. Just like the story of The Heart and Sole Tour. Rollercoasterness, babies! With your ...<< MORE >>
Posted by The Sole of Africa at 21 January 2010, 1:33 PM | Add Comment

Heart & Sole Tour – Day 17: Are we on top of the world… or what?

January 14, 2010 in 2009/2010 Heart & Sole Tour, SA-positive, Uncategorized, fredpixTags: Fred Hatman, Maclear, SA-positive, South Africa, The Heart and Sole Tour, The Heartman, Ugie, unicyclist | 3 Comments » The locals keep telling us that the hills will get less prolific and less steep and easier to negotiate on a unicycle. But they don’t ride unicycles! Yowzerness! We have every reason to believe ...<< MORE >>
Posted by The Sole of Africa at 16 January 2010, 7:37 AM | Add Comment

Heart & Sole Tour – Day 15: Stillness after the mother of all storms

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Posted by The Sole of Africa at 12 January 2010, 8:24 PM | Add Comment

Heart & Sole Tour – Day 10: Heartie and I style it at Ingeli… and photograph beautiful girls!

January 6, 2010 in 2009/2010 Heart & Sole Tour, SA-positive, Uncategorized, fredpix Tags: Amy Winehouse, Cape Town, cows, David Bowie, Donny Hathaway, Durban, Fred Hatman, Geoff Brink, Gil Scott-Heron, Glaceau Vitaminwater, Gower Power, Greenacres B&B, Harding, Ingeli Forest Lodge, Jazzanova, Jeff and Zanele Meth, Jethro Tull, Joss Stone, Just Jinger, Kokstad, landmines, Limpopo, Mr Scruff, Nicola Conte, Phalaborwa, Pierre Brink, SA-positive, snoring, South Africa, swallow, The Heart and Sole Tour, The Heartman, ...<< MORE >>
Posted by The Sole of Africa at 6 January 2010, 11:11 PM | Add Comment

Heart and Sole Tour : Day 3

Heart & Sole Tour – Day 3: Fantasticness and disaster December 30, 2009 in 2009/2010 Heart & Sole Tour, The Umdloti Vibe, Uncategorized, fredtube Tags: Brenda Spaan, Fred Hatman, Geoff Brink, Hibberdene, Ignacio, internet connection, Jimmy Reynolds, KwaZulu-Natal south coast, landmines, natural energy drink, Pussy, SA-positive, Scottburgh, The Heart and Sole Tour, The Heartman, The Sole of Africa, Umdloti, unicycling, video, YouTube Look. I’ve been a journalist long enough ...<< MORE >>
Posted by The Sole of Africa at 30 December 2009, 8:57 PM | Add Comment
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