This is a YouTube interview (hosted by James Laughlin) about a record-breaking run from Cape Town to Cairo. The video discusses the runner’s Guinness World Record and the scale of the journey (questions about total kilometers), and frames the run as a mission-oriented effort to address poverty in Africa.
On your feet. Running from Cape Town to Cairo.
Not only did you.
Do it, you broke a Guinness World record. How many kilometers is it from tip to toe in Africa?
Just short of 11,000 kilometers. It's all about trying to end poverty in all developing countries, but primarily Africa. Poverty robs you of the ability of fulfilling your potential. When we got held hostage, I got hit on the head with a live hand. I think it was live hand grenade. Nobody's going to fire until they won. To be followed. South Africa has had independence for more than 30 years now. We have not done Wellington. Sorry, it's not good enough. You can't build a healthy society on a broken economy. We don't need to fight. We don't need to burn tyres. We don't need to riot. The starting point for reducing poverty is economic growth.
