It has inspired numerous expeditions, several mysterious deaths and plenty of books. But 60 years after Nazi officers hid metal boxes in the depths of Lake Toplitz, a new attempt is being made to recover the Third Reich’s fabled lost gold. An American team will make an underwater expedition to the log-infested bottom of the lake.
Saul Bellow, the Nobel laureate who wove memoir from his Jewish upbringing and his adult life in academia into what came to define the United States’s post-war literature of opportunity, has died aged 89. The creator of Herzog, Humboldt’s Gift and other novels had been in declining health for some time.
Big business has urged the South African government to be bolder about economic growth at a meeting of the two parties held at Tuynhuys in Cape Town on Tuesday.
Working in a partnership — of business and the government — Africa will be highlighted "as a place to do business", said Minister of Trade and Industry Mandisi Mpahlwa.
Are the decisions of South Africa’s courts influenced by politics, culture or race? Toni Erling looks at the question in light of a defamation action brought against the Mail & Guardian.
Matthew Buckland looks at what the net does in the advertising arena that traditional media can’t, and argues it goes beyond branding, allowing people to transact with the advertiser and buy the product right there and then at the online shop.
Newspapers are raking in the bulk of the advertising spend in the travel sector. Joseff Talotta finds out why magazines are losing out.
Was his appearance in a linen suit and Panama hat on the cover of Lifestyle the worst sort of vanity? Not that he minded, but David Bullard swears it wasn’t his idea.
They have big names and huge equity, says Harry Herber, but vernacular media brands in South Africa are still sold short. What does this say about marketing efficacy in the country?
Is there a common thread to the recent resignations of SABC chief executive Peter Matlare and FCC chairman Michael Powell? Sean Jacobs draws the parallels?
<i>The Herald</i>, Zimbabwe’s largest government daily – which, incidentally, is also 20% owned by local giant Old Mutual – is about to be distributed and sold in South Africa. Kevin Bloom speaks to the editor.