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/ 9 November 2004
Some blame bad management, others racism in the advertising industry, so it seems there’s no simple reason behind the demise of <i>Tribute</i> magazine. Lebofsa Masha reports.
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/ 9 November 2004
Broadcasters in Africa, often due to their reach, are the genuine mass media — and potentially hold huge influence politically and culturally. Want to know whether your national broadcaster is a genuine "public" broadcaster? Apply this simple test set out by Professor Tawana Kupe.
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/ 9 November 2004
The old clichés about the effectiveness of radio are bunk, says Harry Herber. They’ve been killed by steep ad rate increases and the agencies’ poor creative execution.
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/ 9 November 2004
The documentary film has a newfound importance in the US political and news process, writes Sean Jacobs. Not only do they offer a potentially big upside off small budgets, they play outside the rules of the major news outlets.
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/ 9 November 2004
TS Elliot once wrote "And so each venture is a new beginning, a raid on the inarticulate with shabby equipment always deteriorating…" David Bullard likens the tools available to journos in local newsrooms to mining for gold with a teaspoon.
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/ 9 November 2004
The City of Johannesburg has been presented with an innovative programme to address child poverty and early childhood development while at the same time regenerating local economies by enabling poor communities to earn money. The Child Nutrition Programme can do more than just feed children. It can change communities.
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/ 9 November 2004
Both military procurement agency Armscor and the defence industry offsets concluded in terms of the government’s R57-billion arms deal are coming in for sustained flak from a surprising quarter: troubled defence parastatal Denel. Tight budgets, international competition and internal inefficiencies are pushing the conglomerate deeper into the red.
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/ 9 November 2004
Buchu tea for your babalaas? Sorry, Baba, it’s a controlled substance, I can’t sell it to you. You want lavender oil to help you relax? Do you have a prescription, Ma’am?
That scenario sounds ludicrous, but amendments to the Medicines Control Act, due to be implemented in the next few months, could spell the end of the R2-billion alternative-health industry.
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/ 9 November 2004
When Ray Jennings was appointed coach of the South African cricket team, there were many who said the senior players would rebel against his coaching and management style. But after four days in a team camp at the University of Pretoria’s High Performance Centre, Jenning appears to have won the support Jacques Kallis and Shaun Pollock.
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/ 9 November 2004
Arsenal chairperson Peter Hill-Wood has told manager Arsene Wenger he can continue to say what he believes and rejected suggestions he should put a ”gagging order” on the Frenchman. Wenger was charged by the Football Association on Monday over his comments about Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy.