Literacy: Once upon a time, parents taught their children to read

The biggest hurdle to establishing a culture of reading in South Africa is neither access nor infrastructure, writes Nick Mulgrew.

Extracting the essence

A distiller producing premium brandies, vodkas and other spirits has found his niche.

'No textbooks? I'll print them for you ...'

Canny entrepreneur Zakes Ncanywa has offered study guides and cheap computers to a resource-starved town. Nick Mulgrew spent some time with him.