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AFRICAN TEAMS DISAPPOINT Your articles in "Envoys of Sport" are quite descriptive and detailed….After reading them, it became enticing enough for me to watch the tournament and get into the football fever. I have been going through the articles over and over again as the tournament progresses. However it is my view that the author spoke too soon, assuming that South Africa and other African countries would qualify for the finals just because the tournament is on African soil. All the same it is disappointing that most African countries did not go past the past group stages…… Explanations abound, and include lack of depth among the national teams, weak youth development programmes, governing bodies that lack world-class professionalism, and perhaps most notably overreliance on non-African coaches hired for brief World Cup tenures for failure by the African teams. One of the articles anticipated referees following rules and players playing by the rules but we clearly did not see this in the Brazil vs Ivory Coast game. As the tournament draws to a close, I look forward to analyses as in-depth as your pre-game stories. Jovial Kayomonzi - Kampala, Uganda HER DESIGNS DAZZLE I was attracted by the review of of Paulina-George's fashion and design. A woman’s beauty comes out in the way she dresses and clearly the picture of Paulina-George shows exactly that. Pauline is a complete replica of an African beauty with brains. The story of how she started her business and her achievements was quite encouraging. I was also amazed by the wide array of collections that she offers. I would like to know what floor her business is located at 680 Hotel since I am planning to shop for African wear and I think her shop is the right one to visit. John Onyango - Nairobi, Kenya GIVE US MORE OF THIS STUFF I was rather perturbed by Wanjohi Kabukuru’s article on wildlife crime. Needless to say, he hit the nail on the head but this was not news.The fact that the Internet has become man’s greatest foe to the point of being a fast growing marketplace for wildlife related crime is lamentable. Interestingly, the IFAW report that seeks to shed more light on the wildlife trade is an effort in futility as far as East Africa is concerned. For us to adopt a wait-and-see approach every time matters of crime and national security rear their ugly heads is a habit that we can only blame on ourselves. Can't we just adopt our own solutions? East African Community countries are major players in the wildlife trade mainly because of the many wildlife species in the region. This in itself should be reason enough for our governments to take stern action against poachers. I believe your magazine should focus more on fauna and flora. Give us more of Kabukuru’s stuff and we are sure to look forward to reading it more and more. Kadzoe Jiladon - Kampala, Uganda We encourage you to provide us with your comments, queries or suggestions?
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