Outwit. Outpublish. Outlast. That’s the rallying cry of the new entrants into South Africa’s booming magazine market, according to Josef Talotta. And how do they plan to do it? Finding the untapped "mindset" would appear to be the thing.

High up on the Bolivian altiplano near Lake Titicaca, an Aymara priest holds a green plastic lighter to a carved wooden cup containing strips of paper. Despite the fierce gusts of the early morning wind, the paper catches and smoke billows forth. The priest, dressed in traditional, brightly coloured robes, holds the smoking vessel before the presidential candidate.

Reports on the World Trade Organisation (WTO) ministerial conference have increasingly focused on the expected failure of this meeting to achieve the necessary level of ”consensus” to prevent ”another Cancun”. The way things are in the WTO and in the current Doha-round negotiations is essential in the defence and promotion of their own needs and rights.

The International Cricket Council has warned players from Australia and South Africa to behave when their three-test series starts. ICC chief executive officer Malcolm Speed said the ”war of words” between the two countries had raised concerns ”that the high standards expected of international cricketers are at risk of being eroded”.