Fears of a fresh humanitarian crisis in North Korea were heightened on Thursday by reports that recent flooding may have killed thousands more people than originally thought. A human rights group said as many as 10Â 000 people were dead or missing and 1,5-million had been forced to leave their homes after typhoon rains lashed the country on July 10.
The United States internet service provider AOL plans to shed 5 000 employees, amounting to almost a quarter of its global workforce, as it goes through a radical restructuring intended to reinvent the business in the face of falling subscribers.
First there were pensioner holidays with Saga. Then came singles packages with Club 18-30. Now an Italian seaside resort has taken speciality tourism into new territory in an effort to combine the delights of sun, sea and sand with a respect for sharia law.
A new breed of documentary writers is choosing candour and humour over authoritativeness, writes Anton Krueger.
Textile manufacturers Vlisco are branching out into fashion, writes Tumi Makgetla.
Rosemund J Handler describes her new novel as ‘a bipolar woman’s quest to plumb the mystery of her disorder’. But, says clinical psychologist Trevor Lubbe, it’s more a case of just plain polar.
The Market Theatre celebrates its 30th birthday and Pat Schwartz chats to Vanessa Cooke about the changes.
Andie Miller speaks to Alan Paton Award winner Adam Levin about his many-splendoured journeys.
Jane Rosenthal reviews Margaret Atwood’s collection of oblique and bizarre essays.
Anton Krueger reviews PC Feller’s <i>Fall of the Leaf </i> and Montague Bentley’s <i>Wide Boy</i>.