”Here’s the story of how a reporter got scooped by her own story — and how audiences get scammed by junk-food journalism.” Guy Berger looks at a case of duplication and a cautionary tale in the funny business of competitive journalism.
An audit of newsroom leaders is about to get under way. It’s not the Human Rights Commission (HRC) probing racism, nor the Genderlinks NGO sniffing out sexism. It’s an initiative of the South African National Editors Forum (Sanef). A case of the industry examining itself.
A Zambian bank has given more than -million to white Zimbabwean farmers re-settling in Zambia, state media reported on Monday. Scores of farmers have been moving into Zambia to set up commercial tourism and farming blocs in the southern and central parts of the country.
Jerusalemites, like the residents of other Israeli towns and cities, were on Monday bracing themselves for a large-scale revenge attack they regard as inevitable in the wake of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin’s killing.
Pakistani troops battling suspected al-Qaeda fighters in Pakistan’s lawless north on Monday discovered a 1,6km tunnel running through the battlefield, through which senior al-Qaeda members may have escaped, officials said. The tunnels were said to have led to a nearby dry riverbed running along the border.
Hamas responded to Israel’s assassination of its spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin on Monday by calling for Muslims across the globe to attack Israelis and Americans who support Israel. Ariel Sharon personally approved the helicopter missile attack that killed the quadriplegic Hamas founder as he was pushed in his wheelchair outside his local mosque.
Israelis braced for attacks
SA condemns assassination
Local residents sang ”Nkosi sikelele kaffirtjie” whenever they were around. Mine security guards roughed them up and white trainees were paid twice what they were. These are some of the accusations black engineering trainees have levelled against Durban Roodepoort Deep. As allegations of racism surface, the union maintains that racial abuse across the sector is ”the norm”.
Gone are the weekends when Nolwazi would spend her nights calling family members and friends to ask whether they have seen her children while they are out with friends clubbing the night away. Now, using her cellphone, she will be able to locate her children without spending long nights worrying where they might be.
Last-minute efforts to reach a settlement in Microsoft’s epic anti-trust battle with the European Union (EU) have broken down. As a result, the EU competition commissioner, Marion Monti, is expected to deliver a serious legal blow to Bill Gates’ software colossus in the next few days. The EU is expected to order Microsoft to undergo a series of anti-monopoly measures.
The JSE Securities Exchange South Africa (JSE) was bleeding in noon trade on Tuesday on the back of weaker world markets overnight and a stronger rand. By 11.56am, the all-share and all-share industrial indices were down 1,18% and 1,47% respectively. The rand was quoted at R6,53 per dollar.