Google's Street View is coming to Botswana

update (24 Feb 2012): It is expected that Google will launch Street View in Botswana in about seven months (Sept/Oct 2012).

Google just announced in its blog that it will bring the Google Maps service Street View to Botswana and that the company will begin collecting images in the southern African country already in the next few weeks.
Google's Street View driving in Botswana will in the beginning primarily be focused on the major urban areas of Gaborone and Francistown. Some of the country’s stunning destinations and wildlife reserves will also be photographed, with Google's vehicles set to drive around Chobe National Park, Moremi Game Reserve, Central Kalahari Game Reserve,  Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, and the Nxai salt pans.
Botswana will become only the second African country to be on Street View, following South Africa, which is on Street View since just before the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Update your city maps - new road names in Cape Town

update (23 Feb 2012): Residents of Cape Town have until the end of March to comment on the renaming of 27 streets, the City of Cape Town said on Thursday. [more info] 

Travellers coming to Cape Town should keep in mind that the City of Cape Town is currently in the process of re-naming various streets. Four of Cape Town's roads already got new names, while eight of the city's most widely used roads are in the queue to get re-named.

The four roads that already got a new name are

• Oswald Pirow Street > Chris Barnard Street
• Eastern Boulevard > Nelson Mandela Boulevard
• concourse between Artscape theatre and Civic Centre > Albert Luthuli concourse
• Western Boulevard > Helen Suzman Boulevard

The pedestrian section of Castle Street is to be renamed after Khoisan leader Krotoa.

The seven roads to be re-named are:

• update (21 Feb 2012): To view the list of proposed all proposed name changes affecting streets & public places, click here. For more info about all 27 naming proposals in Cape Town, click here.
• Hendrik Verwoerd Drive
• Jip de Jager Street
• Willie van Schoor Drive
• Vanguard Drive
• Lansdowne Road
• Jan Smuts Drive
• NY1

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Very cool - mapping stereotypes

Yanko Tsvetkov is a Bulgarian graphic designer living and working in London. Beside his pro jobs, he is also working on concept art projects. One of them is his project mapping stereotypes. Check it out - the maps are funny and most defo very true ;-).

Examples?
Europe According to USA: Germany - dirty porn | France - smelly people | Italy  - godfathers etc.
Europe According to France: Poland - plumbers | UK - slayers of virgins | The Netherlands - weed etc.
You can also buy his maps on his website http://alphadesigner.com ! Check it out!