A place to submit your stories of failure in Africa. Rule: you must provide at least ONE alternative idea, or suggestion, on how this could have been a success.

All Relegius

Posted: April 1st, 2009 | Author: afromusing | Filed under: Company Fail, Sign Fail | Tags: , , , , , | No Comments »

Snapped in Newtown. Newtown, which is ironically one of the oldest parts of Joburg

Eheh, yes, All Relegius

This post was submitted by afromusing.


African School Bus: FAIL

Posted: March 6th, 2009 | Author: Ukwelii | Filed under: Company Fail, Picture Fail | Tags: , , , , | 2 Comments »

Tinted windows? Really? C’mon…That’s just wrong now.

Mini-Bus? No, More like Mega-FAIL!

This post was submitted by Ukwelii.


NigComSat - Disappeared Without A Trace!

Posted: January 30th, 2009 | Author: David | Filed under: Company Fail, Government Fail | Tags: , , | 2 Comments »

Nigeria’s $340m satellite (NigComSat-1) launched in May 2007 meant to bridge the digital divide turns out to be nothing short of a spectacular FAIL. In Nov 2008, the satellite suddenly disappeared without a trace leading to rumors of sabotage and a massive scam. Nigerian officials claim it had lost power and had to be “parked, like you would park a car”. It is supposedly now under repair (in space?).

That money could have been put to better use repairing Nigeria’s ailing infrastructure and creating employment.

AFRIFAIL!

This post was submitted by David.


South Africa’s World Cup Logo for 2010 is a Joke

Posted: January 30th, 2009 | Author: Ntoko Ndemi | Filed under: Failure, Product Fail | Tags: , , | 2 Comments »

The 2010 World Cup logo by South Africa is a travesty. A player is doing a bicycle kick overlayed against the colors of South Africa in the shape of the continent. Someone has even created a “Not the 2010 Logo” site in response.

One man’s reaction:

“[It looks like] a frog jumping over a pork chop.”

What could they have done to make this better? A different design - something less busy.

2010_logo_large.jpg (51 KB)

This post was submitted by Ntoko Ndemi.