Ebo,I can fully simpathise with you.The message that gets send out to the world by the media in our country is usually targeted on things that go wrong or bad.The big reason I think for them is to promote which ever paper they work for, or circulation which in turn relates once again to that evil thing called"money"The big problem is they do not care who ,what or where as long as they can get the story out and to me it seems the uglier the detail of the story, the better.

Just look at all the things currently happening.Just recently tourists to this country got murdered, raped and God knows what else.This kind of exposure does not send a good message to the outside world.Once again the media thrives on that.Instead why don't they look at what is really wrong.?????You know what I mean.So in a way I can understand how tourists want to think twice before coming to our country.Who's fault is this??The death penalty is gone,our prisons are bursting out and zip gets done about it.Tourists bring foreign currency to our country which is what we want.And we would like them to send a positive message across.Look it does not happen to everybody visiting this country and Ithink goverment is trying to get all the cooruption etc... out but I think more strict measures should be put in place.

On a more personal note I think These people must come and spend a few months in our shoes before they start going off about how bad this country is .Like you said there are more positive things than negative, and we have a lot to offer the world provided that the right measures are put in place.I admire your courage to bring this up,and I hope and urge ourAO members to respect your opinion because you are entitled to that thing called freedom of speech.

Hang in there
regards
vanman