Yearly Archives: 2001

Management meddling was behind e.tv’s attack on the M&G, writes Drew Forrest ‘Excellence in journalism is the best protection for media freedom,” e.tv’s channel director Quraysh Patel told the Human Rights Commission (HRC) last year. Fine-sounding words but entirely hollow, given the channel’s crude attempt to knife the Mail & Guardian last week. Paradoxically, the […]

The United States’s invasion of Afghanistan and the support it enjoys among the (ignorant) US public makes for a classroom example of thought control in democratic society. Without threat of coercion, and at the risk of earning themselves the status of legitimate military targets, US networks (and Hollywood) have pledged their support for the US […]

Cellular communication is moving from being a voice carrier to a data network David Shapshak There have been many false dawns in the cellular industry, but the brightest moments appear to be upon us. Super-fast networks an Internet connection that continuously links you, through your phone, to the global communications infrastructure are the next sunrise. […]

BODY LANGUAGE Thabo Mohlala My 11-year-old nephew and I were recently walking down the streets of Dobsonville, Soweto on a swelteringly hot day. I had promised him ice cream and we were on our way to a supermarket. On our way we met a posse of streetwise youngsters sporting the latest designer labels. My nephew […]

Opposition parties cry “cover-up” and storm out of the National Assembly as the long-awaited report exonerates the government Mungo Soggot and Barry Streek The one-year forensic probe by law enforcement agencies into the arms package has cleared the government of any wrongdoing but uncovered a string of procedural irregularities in several parts of the deal. […]

This system means cellphone users pay for data not time David Shapshak The failure of wireless application protocol (WAP) has dented the confidence of cellphone users who thought they could get the Internet on their phones. WAP promised a Web-like interface that would be ideal for small transactions and ticket purchases and for accessing information, […]

A SECOND LOOK Don Glass and Ruth Sack Imagine a place where creative, innovative and critical thinking is highly valued. Imagine a place where multiple ways of knowing are recognised, explored and celebrated. Imagine a place where you can learn about the heritage and cultural practices of your community and others, a place where you […]

Marianne Merten A large number of the 10 000 objections by fundamentalist Christians to the proposed revised school curriculum appear dubious as the post office has so far returned 600 of the government’s acknowledgment-of-receipt letters marked “address unknown”. The letter campaign was started by several Christian organisations that asked followers to submit their objections. Last […]

Jaspreet Kindra Senior Democratic Alliance leader Dan Maluleke has conceded there are “cultural” differences between white and black members of the DA, and that the two groups perceive South African politics differently. Maluleke, a Democratic Party MP, said he is planning a workshop to provide a “chance for Tony Leon and others to acclimatise” themselves […]

REVIEW Gavin Foster Triumph Speed Triple, R84998 It’s called evolution. The British built relatively crappy motorcycles and the Japanese first copied, then perfected them. Triumph, BSA, Norton, AJS, Matchless, Velocette and a dozen other manufacturers went to the wall while the Japs carried on making machines more suited to the racetrack and less street-usable. The […]