/ 12 June 2001

AFRICA?S BEST READ

THE Daily Mail & Guardian has been selected by the authoritative Forbes.com Best of the Web magazine as one of the world?s finest sites. The DM&G was placed second, behind The Guardian website, in the foreign newspaper papers section. Forbes said it was ?easy to see why? Nelson Mandela apparently requested the newspaper while imprisoned. ?You won?t find sharper coverage of South African issues. Erudite editorial columns and more than 15 sections?? said Forbes. To view the Forbes list click here.