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.

Overload Failure

Posted: April 7th, 2009 | Author: Bwana Fail | Filed under: Funny, Picture Fail | Tags: , , , , , , | No Comments »

Those who have lived in Africa know this isn’t staged. It might be excessive, but not staged. My suggestion? Hell, I don’t know what to say… maybe make wider roads?

wide load coming through


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.


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.


Why AfriFAIL is needed

Posted: January 30th, 2009 | Author: Bwana Fail | Filed under: AfriFAIL, Picture Fail | Tags: , , , , | 2 Comments »

Too often we sit by and say nothing as failed programs, projects and ideas are launched into and inside Africa. Here’s a chance for you to air your gripes and show us all just how cynically intelligent you are. To anonymously state why you think “project x” is a complete waste of resources, time or is a danger to society.

In most cases, there reasons why groups are doing something is for a good purpose, they are just tragically mislead, ignorant or both. Which is why we apply the “ONE RULE” at AfriFAIL, and that is that you must give one suggestion of how this failure might not have been. A way it could have been a success.

You’re also free to post your funny African fail pictures:

An electric pole planted in the middle of the road, why?

An electric pole planted in the middle of the road, why?

Got one on your mind already? Good, head right over to the submission form and write your post.