http://www.jourlab.com/2007/nsj Johannesburg, August 13-24 2007 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 15:24:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Jobless in South Africa This is the story of two men interviewed by NSJ participants. It shows the ..... Read Peter's Story: Read Ben's Story: Watch Video http://www.jourlab.com/2007/nsj/2007/08/21/no-job-no-humanity-2/ Step 1: On Youtube, copy the URL Step 2: Back on Jourlab. In the post, where you want the video to appear, go to the code view and write the URL you just copied into this code: http://www.jourlab.com/2007/nsj/2007/08/20/how-to-link-to-youtube-video/   Peter’s Story   Peter explaining his desperate situation.: NSJ Group 1  PETER  lives in Meadowlands Zone 1 in Soweto outside Johannesburg. He has a wife and three children, one of whom is still at pre-school. He is unemployed but everyday he is expected to provide food for his family and pay essentials as may ... http://www.jourlab.com/2007/nsj/2007/08/20/peter-story/ BEN comes from the Mtata, one of the coastal cities of the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa. He  worked as a miner in a gold mine where he  remained employed for 13 years  until he was retired after he contracted tuberculosis(TB).  He was retired on medical grounds in 1980 and  went ... http://www.jourlab.com/2007/nsj/2007/08/20/no-job-no-humanity/ Every successful project boasts a great team Driving the machinery of each Nordic SADC Journalism (NSJ) training programme are individuals who work behind the scenes to fulfil the needs of the participants. Dickson: unavoidable and indispensable to NSJ participants Dickson Kwame Yeboah is one of the five non-management personnel who works ... http://www.jourlab.com/2007/nsj/2007/08/20/behind-the-scenes-at-nsj/ "I have learnt to take people as my brothers, sisters and mothers" Highlights He is a jack of all trades Starts work at 4 a.m. - 7/7 'Participants are my brothers, sisters' Hopes to return to Ghana one day When a course is running at the NSJ Training Centre in Johannesburg, Dickson, the caretaker, wakes up as ... http://www.jourlab.com/2007/nsj/2007/08/20/dickson-kwame-yeboah-man-of-all-seasons/ "Language is not a barrier" says Thomas  Highlights  Has made friends with people from different countries Not satisfied until trainees are safe back at NSJ Finds peace in listening to Reggae After working for the government Thomas felt that "it would be wise to work in transportation."                            Made wise decision to be here      Thomas ... http://www.jourlab.com/2007/nsj/2007/08/20/thomas-driver/ The cook that caters for all Highlights: Has big dreams in catering Loves the exposure to different cultures Committed to cooking for your enjoyment If there is one thing that Online Journalism participants cannot complain about, it is the food. This is because Sibongile 'Bongi' Biyase the cook, caters for all. Employed by NSJ since 2005, Sibongile aims to become a full time qualified caterer.        Motherly Bongi ... http://www.jourlab.com/2007/nsj/2007/08/20/sibongile-biyase-cordon-bleu-extraordinaire/ Channel Africa's Research Editor Brett Wilkenson said the broadcaster has benefited immensely from the NSJ participants who have been attached at Channel Africa. In this video, Brett says that through the NSJ, Channel Africa has been able to recruit journalists experienced in other languages other than English. For more on the NSJ/Channel ... http://www.jourlab.com/2007/nsj/2007/08/20/nsjchannel-africa-relationship-must-be-nourished/ Tidiness is the order of the day Highlights: Nomsa portrays the hardworking African woman Keeps the NSJ Centre clean Finds her job enjoyable and challenging She is from Soweto,  the famous township in Johannesburg, South Africa. Typical of an African woman, Nomsa, a mother five, wakes up as early as 4 a.m. to prepare her children for school ... http://www.jourlab.com/2007/nsj/2007/08/20/nomsa-skakane-the-housekeeper/