Signs of the times in Africa

In a restaurant in Zambia: “Open seven days a week and weekends.”

On the grounds of a private school in South Africa: “No trespassing without permission.”

On the window of a Nigerian shop: “Why go elsewhere to be cheated when you can come here?”
Walt regrets he cannot vouch for the authenticity of the following compilation, forwarded by a friend from the Dark Continent.

On a poster in Ghana: “Are you an adult who cannot read? If so, we can help.”

In a hotel in Mozambique: “Visitors are expected to complain at the office between the hours of 9.00 am and 11.00 am daily.”

On a river in the Democratic Republic of Congo: “Take note: When this sign is submerged, the river is impassable.”

In a Zimbabwean restaurant: “Customers who find our waitresses rude ought to see the manager.”

A sign on a hand dryer in a Lesotho public toilet: “Risk of electric shock – do not activate with wet hands.”

In a Botswana jewellery shop: “Ears pierced while you wait.”

On one of the buildings of a Sierra Leone hospital: “Mental Health Prevention Centre.”

In a maternity ward of a clinic in Tanzania: “No children allowed.”

In a cemetery in Uganda: “Persons are prohibited from picking flowers from any but their own graves.”

In a baker's shop in Luanda, Angola, “Bitter cakes for sale. Antidote to poison also sold here.”

In a laundry in Khartoum, Sudan: "Don't kill your wife, let us do the dirty work for you."

In a shop window in Accra, Ghana: "We do part exchange and will accept whatever you bring: hair-dryers, DVDs, shoes, etc. Bring your wife and get the deal of a lifetime!!"