Telkom aims to provide enterprises with a e-business platform for the 21st centurty Mail & Guardian reporter Here is a way of doing business that goes under many names: “i-commerce”, “e-business”, “e-commerce” and “e-tailing”, to name but a few. It conjures up images of purchasing flowers for Mother’s Day with a few clicks and keystrokes […]

From feminist icon to championing the male … Doris Lessing is no stranger to controversy. On the eve of the publication of her 25th book, she sets Barbara Ellen straight about men and motherhood The interesting thing about Doris Lessing is not that she’s not a feminist, but how insistent she is that she’s not […]

Jaspreet Kindra Moses Mayekiso is vague when asked whether he has the blessing of many African National Congress leaders for the launch of a civic association in opposition to the South African National Civic Organisation (Sanco). Rumour has it that key members of the ANC’s national executive committee, angered by Sanco’s support for the union […]

Jaspreet Kindra Eskom is battling under a mound of more than R1-billion in unpaid electricity bills, with Soweto alone accounting for R670-million of this. Municipalities, which also supply electricity to ratepayers, are also facing a financial crunch because of non-payment. The total debt owed to municipalities across the country is believed to be R500-million. The […]

A 21-year-old rape survivor has decided to pursue her attackers in a civil court action Sizwe samaYende An angry Mpumalanga woman who believes she has been betrayed by the country’s justice system is quietly making history by suing the two men who allegedly raped and impregnated her. The 21-year-old teaching graduate decided to take up […]

Michael Hartnack With the Commonwealth heads of government meeting in Brisbane, Australia, scheduled to start on October 6, hopes are high in Zimbabwe that President Robert Mugabe will face censure from world leaders. Leaders of the 53-nation grouping will consider whether Mugabe’s regime is beyond the pale on human rights after nearly two years of […]

Jubie Matlou From simple beginnings as a telephone services division within the South African Post Office, Telkom’s 10 years of operation as a public utility in the information and communication technology industry is comparable to a growing lion cub that has to fend for itself. Telkom was corporatised on October 1 1991 and in 10 […]

Ufrieda Ho Activists opposed to the genetic modification of food have slammed management at the Indaba Hotel in Johannesburg for being heavy-handed in trying to stop them from distributing information pamphlets at a conference on biotechnology for Africa. The South African Freeze Alliance on Genetic Engineering (SAFeAGE) held a parallel meeting to the AfricaBio conference […]

Barry Streek South African Airways (SAA) has indicated to the government that it will approach it for assistance to cover the increased insurance costs of its aircraft following the terror attacks in the United States. A government spokesperson on Thursday said the plea would be sympathetically considered. Business Day reported this week that SAA stood […]

Barry Streek Thousands of pensioners and other grant recipients will receive payments totalling at least R1-billion after the government accepted a court order invalidating a 1998 regulation that limited back pay to three months. The government decision to limit back pay made in March 1998 by the then minister of welfare, Geraldine Fraser-Moloketi was challenged […]